Ibadan vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2284
$1984
🏠 One person rent
$422
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$115
$1392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
48
93
😀 Quality of life
33
77
🏙️ Population
2.55M
1.98M

The cost of living in Ibadan is 4% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6541st and 6403rd ($776 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Nigeria and Malaysia, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ibadan compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 7755th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ibadan vs Kuala Lumpur

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Ibadan Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$4.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.01
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1234
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.8
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$829
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$483
$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.1
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.71
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.03
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.84
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.3
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.6
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1898
$8723

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Distance City Cost of living
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$677
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$1030
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$779
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$695
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$1113
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$535
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$634
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
173 km or 107 mi Save
$613
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$670
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$651
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$709
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$590
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$558
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$881
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$647
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$755
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$972
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$649
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$651
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$632
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$805
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$575
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$743
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$658
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$354
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$1611
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$462
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$1502
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$883
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$679
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$621
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$553
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$560
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$588
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$729
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$371
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$384
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$507
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$526

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$714
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$645
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$532
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$585
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$670
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$604
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$669
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$631
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$682
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$543
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$628
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$529
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$703
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$695
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$679
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$565
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$619
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$542
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$620
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$759
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$605
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3059
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$485
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$481
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$539
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$470
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$490
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$536
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$560
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$461
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$570
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$719