Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 23.3% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 13.1% less for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$2.90
NGN3,847.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$5.38
NGN7,124.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$0.48
NGN631.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.26
NGN338.41
|
|
pay 34.6% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$1.43
NGN1,893.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$3.30
NGN4,367.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$11.67
NGN15,462.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$1.96
NGN2,598.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$2.36
NGN3,128.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$1.79
NGN2,369.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.76
NGN1,001.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.23
NGN301.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$0.60
NGN797.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$1.39
NGN1,841.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.71
NGN937.15
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$1.60
NGN2,121.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$32.26
NGN42,746.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$21,989.25
NGN29,138,611.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$6.24
NGN8,264.25
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$56.72
NGN75,161.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,305,700.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,424,870.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$31.07
NGN41,169.48
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$163.98
NGN217,292.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$4,462.37
NGN5,913,214.52
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Abuja
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$0.97
NGN1,282.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$2.17
NGN2,872.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$1.08
NGN1,424.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$45.70
NGN60,557.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$7.53
NGN9,974.10
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$20.70
NGN27,428.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$38.71
NGN51,295.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$45.16
NGN59,844.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$75.27
NGN99,740.97
|
|
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