Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 18.0% cheaper than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.9% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 20.2% less in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 61.8% less in Nigeria
Housing: pay 37.2% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 54.0% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.9% more in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 73.2% less in Nigeria

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Nigeria are more expensive than in Burma. Expenses including clothing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Nigeria.

Nigeria vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nigeria instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 0.9% less for restaurants

	Burma	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	-4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	+69.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$0.36 NGN473.34	-55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.32 NGN419.49	-61.3%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 20.2% less for groceries

	Burma	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	-12.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	-46.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	+80.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	+5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	-27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	-55.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$0.66 NGN872.87	+37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$0.53 NGN709.16	-56.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$0.67 NGN890.29	-22.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$0.62 NGN819.78	-29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$0.57 NGN763.60	-10.9%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 61.8% less for transportation

	Burma	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	-93.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	+79.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$18,156.84 NGN24M	-39.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	-23.5%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 37.2% more for housing

	Burma	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	-3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$372.59 NGN496K	+32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$284.75 NGN379K	+45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	+46.8%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 54.0% less for childcare

	Burma	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$219.45 NGN292K	-40.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$4,089.03 NGN5M	-64.4%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$0.74 NGN982.05	-26.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	+55.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	-14.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	+1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	+75.9%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 73.2% less for clothing

	Burma	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	-85.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	-67.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	-65.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	-69.0%
Average			-73.2%

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