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
€14.71
|
$1.64
₦2,168.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.81
|
$5.58
₦7,368.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$0.35
₦468.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.24
₦311.90
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Malta
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$1.05
₦1,386.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.70
|
$1.55
₦2,042.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.95
|
$9.26
₦12,231.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.45
|
$1.87
₦2,466.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.31
|
$1.68
₦2,223.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$1.57
₦2,080.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.70
₦921.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.53
₦694.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.71
₦938.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.78
₦1,027.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.60
₦799.31
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Malta
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.33
|
$1.37
₦1,805.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.31
|
$23.20
₦30,659.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,471.16
|
$14,662.06
₦19,375,535.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.46
|
$9.37
₦12,383.49
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Malta
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.37
|
$40.44
₦53,439.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€855.00
|
$814.72
₦1,076,635.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€682.36
|
$414.25
₦547,415.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.39
|
$15.73
₦20,780.99
|
|
pay 77.6% less for childcare
Malta
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€369.90
|
$82.01
₦108,370.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,721.03
|
$1,992.54
₦2,633,090.68
|
|
pay 58.0% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.89
|
$0.75
₦987.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$1.87
₦2,476.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.78
|
$0.96
₦1,264.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.09
|
$24.54
₦32,426.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.62
|
$5.83
₦7,705.87
|
|
pay 54.1% less for clothing
Malta
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.90
|
$16.79
₦22,182.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.48
|
$22.52
₦29,755.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.24
|
$46.88
₦61,956.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.86
|
$60.60
₦80,085.77
|
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