Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 4.0% cheaper than Malaysia.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 13.0% less for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Nigeria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.27
|
$1.64
₦2,127.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
$5.58
₦7,232.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.03
|
$0.35
₦459.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.64
|
$0.24
₦306.13
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
$1.05
₦1,360.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.65
|
$1.55
₦2,004.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.31
|
$9.26
₦12,005.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
$1.87
₦2,421.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.99
|
$1.68
₦2,182.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.72
|
$1.57
₦2,041.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.70
₦904.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.95
|
$0.53
₦681.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.62
|
$0.71
₦921.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.78
₦1,008.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.32
|
$0.60
₦784.51
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.56
|
$1.37
₦1,771.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM86.16
|
$23.20
₦30,092.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
$14,662.06
₦19,016,689.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.25
|
$9.37
₦12,154.15
|
|
pay 59.3% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
$40.44
₦52,450.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
$814.72
₦1,056,695.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
$414.25
₦537,277.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
$15.73
₦20,396.11
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM692.77
|
$82.01
₦106,363.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
$1,992.54
₦2,584,324.38
|
|
pay 28.4% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.39
|
$0.75
₦969.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.78
|
$1.87
₦2,431.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
$0.96
₦1,241.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.92
|
$24.54
₦31,825.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.33
|
$5.83
₦7,563.15
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
$16.79
₦21,772.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
$22.52
₦29,204.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
$46.88
₦60,808.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM269.08
|
$60.60
₦78,602.54
|
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