Myanmar vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2192
$880
🏠 One person rent
$398
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$975
$413
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$99.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.4
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$96.7
💸 GDP per capita
$1149
$2163
😃 Human freedom index
3.88
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
65.7
52.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
25
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
19
61
😀 Quality of life
15
10
🏙️ Population
53.4M
211M

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($759) is 114% more expensive than in Nigeria ($355). Myanmar ranked 122nd vs 197th for Nigeria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Myanmar compared to 0.3 months in Nigeria. Ranked 183rd and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Myanmar vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Myanmar and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 12 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Myanmar Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.94
$1.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.6
$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.7
$1.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.39
 Cappuccino
$2.26
$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.6
$7.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$10.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.8%
17.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$541
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$367
$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$5.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$0.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$2.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.38
$1.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$10.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.96
$2.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.6
$7.39
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$1.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$11.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$29
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12927
$701

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$815
6.87M
Mandalay
$715
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$706
1.16M
Taunggyi
$668
265K
Myitkyina
$673
243K
Monywa
$669
207K
Hpa-an
$605
422K
Myeik
$571
222K
Mawlamyine
$566
289K
Pathein
$709
287K
Bago
$710
284K
Sittwe
$656
101K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$448
15.1M
Kano
$210
3.85M
Abuja
$288
1.57M
Ibadan
$262
2.55M
Onitsha
$354
1.48M
Aba
$233
1.16M
Maiduguri
$314
1.2M
Benin
$315
1.15M
Port Harcourt
$327
1.01M
Kaduna
$210
760K
Owerri
$507
908K
Bauchi
$272
694K
Enugu
$290
716K
Ilorin
$314
848K
Jos
$269
623K
Akure
$243
848K
Abeokuta
$826
889K
Zaria
$265
408K
Gusau
$249
383K
Calabar
$237
371K
Ado Ekiti
$247
447K
Ife
$250
502K
Katsina
$233
318K
Minna
$313
322K
Umuahia
$330
359K
Sokoto
$219
428K
Osogbo
$310
396K
Warri
$351
363K
Awka
$325
302K
Oyo
$407
387K