Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 51.1% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Malta, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Malta
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Malta
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Malta
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
|
pay 77.6% less for childcare
Malta
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
|
pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
|
pay 54.1% less for clothing
Malta
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
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