Lagos vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lagos	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1102	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2443	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$618	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$87.1	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	45
😀 Quality of life	41	89
🏙️ Population	15.1M	750K

The cost of living in Lagos is 39% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4957th and 2674th ($1102 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 79th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 7632nd and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Winnipeg

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	Lagos	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$800	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$499	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1460	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.6%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1618	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.71	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.63	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.96	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.29	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.18	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.42	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.8	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2304	$11646

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Cities near Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1013
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$793
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$752
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$664
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$778
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$598
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$705
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$646
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$644
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$642
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$835
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$632
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$664
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$526
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$699
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$926
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$684
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$417
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$652
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$703
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$1051
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$705
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$600
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$630
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$878
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$668
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$822
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1774
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$712
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$676
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$563
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$961
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$674
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$852
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1514
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$532
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$631
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$397
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714