Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Malaysia

Malaysia vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 23.6% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% more in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 29.1% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 22.5% more in Malaysia
Housing: pay 7.7% less in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 43.9% more in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.3% more in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Malaysia

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Malaysia are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Malaysia.

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Malaysia vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.4% more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	$3.42 MYR13.98	+56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	$4.64 MYR18.95	-8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 NGN473.34	$0.75 MYR3.07	+111.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN419.49	$0.42 MYR1.72	+33.8%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 29.1% more for groceries

	Nigeria	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	$1.10 MYR4.49	+16.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	$6.94 MYR28.32	+209.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	$7.18 MYR29.31	-22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	$2.09 MYR8.53	+40.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	$1.90 MYR7.75	+7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	$1.35 MYR5.53	+54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN872.87	$0.73 MYR2.97	+11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 NGN709.16	$1.19 MYR4.84	+122.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 NGN890.29	$0.69 MYR2.83	+3.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 NGN819.78	$0.57 MYR2.34	-7.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NGN763.60	$0.61 MYR2.50	+6.6%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 22.5% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	$2.76 MYR11.29	+14.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	$15.28 MYR62.39	-28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,156.84 NGN24M	$40,802.19 MYR167K	+124.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	$6.46 MYR26.37	-6.2%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 7.7% less for housing

	Nigeria	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	$27.60 MYR112.71	+52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$372.59 NGN496K	$363.41 MYR1,483.90	-2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.75 NGN379K	$265.07 MYR1,082.35	-6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	$36.69 MYR149.79	-33.9%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 43.9% more for childcare

	Nigeria	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.45 NGN292K	$231.07 MYR943.51	+5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,089.03 NGN5M	$8,043.53 MYR32,843.35	+96.7%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 98.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.74 NGN982.05	$3.61 MYR14.73	+389.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	$2.76 MYR11.29	+19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	$4.35 MYR17.74	+284.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	$38.82 MYR158.52	+104.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	$4.73 MYR19.31	+7.5%
Average			+98.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Nigeria	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	$58.43 MYR238.60	+335.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	$30.42 MYR124.22	+45.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	$77.72 MYR317.35	+126.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	$77.79 MYR317.65	+93.6%
Average			+129.5%

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