Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Malaysia

Malaysia vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 49.2% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.2% more in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 2.4% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 5.8% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 10.3% less in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.7% more in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 54.5% more in Malaysia

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

Malaysia vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.2% more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.61 NGN4,195.38	$2.98 MYR12.81	+14.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.61 NGN9,010.22	$4.23 MYR18.19	-24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 NGN611.15	$0.68 MYR2.92	+78.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 NGN363.63	$0.38 MYR1.64	+68.9%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 2.4% more for groceries

	Nigeria	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 NGN2,036.98	$0.91 MYR3.93	-28.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.51 NGN4,040.21	$7.65 MYR32.91	+204.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.86 NGN15,844.27	$6.39 MYR27.48	-35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 NGN3,011.53	$1.97 MYR8.48	+5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN3,270.92	$1.83 MYR7.87	-10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 NGN2,809.78	$1.17 MYR5.04	-32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 NGN1,450.85	$0.57 MYR2.45	-36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 NGN1,177.63	$1.21 MYR5.22	+65.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 NGN1,266.16	$0.63 MYR2.72	-19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,314.55	$0.43 MYR1.85	-47.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,341.10	$0.51 MYR2.19	-39.0%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 5.8% less for transportation

	Nigeria	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,871.45	$1.77 MYR7.62	-26.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.26 NGN58,266.41	$15.69 MYR67.48	-56.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,757.94 NGN26,931,853.33	$34,330.57 MYR147,672.97	+104.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 NGN20,149.18	$6.94 MYR29.84	-44.7%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 10.3% less for housing

	Nigeria	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.99 NGN48,204.29	$26.31 MYR113.19	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.80 NGN1,176,083.93	$322.80 MYR1,388.53	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$456.14 NGN733,071.92	$212.35 MYR913.42	-53.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.28 NGN29,380.73	$33.00 MYR141.95	+80.5%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$85.98 NGN138,183.22	$163.68 MYR704.06	+90.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,787.42 NGN2,872,587.92	$6,626.64 MYR28,504.49	+270.7%
Average			+180.6%

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pay 88.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 NGN1,455.07	$3.66 MYR15.73	+304.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 NGN3,271.70	$2.54 MYR10.92	+24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.60 NGN2,570.44	$4.07 MYR17.49	+154.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.79 NGN59,127.88	$36.32 MYR156.24	-1.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 NGN10,393.02	$4.00 MYR17.20	-38.2%
Average			+88.7%

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pay 54.5% more for clothing

	Nigeria	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 NGN28,628.25	$53.15 MYR228.62	+198.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.83 NGN46,339.85	$30.13 MYR129.59	+4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.22 NGN91,955.29	$65.18 MYR280.36	+13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.36 NGN92,189.32	$57.93 MYR249.21	+1.0%
Average			+54.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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