Lagos vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$2615
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$3246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
78
😀 Quality of life
40
92
🏙️ Population
15.1M
662K

The cost of living in Lagos is 55% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4761st and 819th ($1113 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Nigeria and Canada, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 6935th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.72
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$17240

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$709
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$776
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$677
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$779
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$590
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$695
203 km or 126 mi Save
$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$553
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$560
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$621
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$743
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1502
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$433
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$551
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$384
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$507

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$2388
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$2093
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$2495
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$2317
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2280
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2490
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2021
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
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$1883
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1719
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$2466
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1761
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
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$2047
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$2093
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2023
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$2542
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
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$2527
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$2692
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$1810
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$2598
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$2604
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$2589
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2637
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$2642
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$2726
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2785
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$2973
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$2155
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2625
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2718
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2882
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$2462
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$3239
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$3015
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$3273
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$2826
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$2759