Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 4.4% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.8% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 32.0% more in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 22.4% less in Nigeria
Housing: pay 28.2% more in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 54.6% more in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 45.3% less in Nigeria

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

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Nigeria vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.8% less for restaurants

	Madagascar	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	-19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	-9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$0.36 NGN473.34	-55.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.32 NGN419.49	-27.8%
Average			-21.8%

Madagascar vs. Nigeria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.0% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	-7.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	-47.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	+150.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	-27.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	-13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	+78.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.66 NGN872.87	+156.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$0.53 NGN709.16	+13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.67 NGN890.29	+72.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.62 NGN819.78	+132.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.57 NGN763.60	+31.7%
Average			+32.0%

Madagascar vs. Nigeria - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.4% less for transportation

	Madagascar	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	-45.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.22 NGN28,254.69
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$18,156.84 NGN24M	+51.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	-65.0%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 28.2% more for housing

	Madagascar	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$372.59 NGN496K	+14.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$284.75 NGN379K	+89.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	-2.0%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 54.6% more for childcare

	Madagascar	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$219.45 NGN292K	+776.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$4,089.03 NGN5M	-72.7%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$0.74 NGN982.05	-27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	+39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	-28.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	-35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	-22.1%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 45.3% less for clothing

	Madagascar	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	-53.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	-24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	-55.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	-42.3%
Average			-45.3%

Madagascar vs. Nigeria - Cost of clothing

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