Myanmar vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Myanmar Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$808
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1787
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$475
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$1124
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$69
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$378
$143
💸 GDP per capita
$1188
$1621
😃 Human freedom index
3.88
5.96
❤️ Life expectancy
67.3
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
20
25
🌐 English speaking %
4.5%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
19
61
😀 Quality of life
21
11
🏙️ Population
53.4M
211M

The average cost of living in Myanmar ($808) is 7% less expensive than in Nigeria ($870). Myanmar ranked 121st vs 108th 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 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 163rd and 189th 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
$2.09
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.95
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$819
$1608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$17.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.9%
17.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1271
$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$345
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.11
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$4.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.45
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$1.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.61
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.01
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.64
$8.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.65
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$89.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9038
$1903

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$919
6.87M
Mandalay
$613
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$690
1.16M
Taunggyi
$617
265K
Myitkyina
$594
243K
Monywa
$588
207K
Hpa-an
$612
422K
Myeik
$570
222K
Mawlamyine
$564
289K
Pathein
$792
287K
Bago
$783
284K
Sittwe
$593
101K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1133
15.1M
Kano
$583
4.35M
Abuja
$1262
1.57M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$651
3.33M
Onitsha
$1036
1.48M
Maiduguri
$584
1.2M
Kaduna
$377
760K
Benin
$537
1.15M
Enugu
$469
1.03M
Ilorin
$526
848K
Bauchi
$735
694K
Ife
$774
502K
Akure
$635
848K
Owerri
$1686
908K
Aba
$638
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1019
889K
Jos
$757
623K
Gusau
$605
383K
Zaria
$621
408K
Minna
$787
322K
Katsina
$596
318K
Ado Ekiti
$681
447K
Sokoto
$453
428K
Oyo
$699
387K
Calabar
$374
371K
Umuahia
$906
359K
Awka
$846
302K
Warri
$886
363K
Owo
$658
222K