Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 10.3% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$2.62
MYR12.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$3.79
MYR17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.66
MYR3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
Albania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$7.05
MYR33.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$5.70
MYR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$1.88
MYR8.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$1.75
MYR8.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.07
MYR5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.54
MYR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$1.14
MYR5.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.58
MYR2.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.48
MYR2.28
|
|
pay 39.7% less for transportation
Albania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$1.65
MYR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$14.08
MYR66.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$32,947.56
MYR156,138.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$6.40
MYR30.33
|
|
pay 9.7% less for housing
Albania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$23.98
MYR113.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$285.65
MYR1,353.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$192.76
MYR913.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$32.50
MYR154.04
|
|
pay 51.8% more for childcare
Albania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$152.58
MYR723.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$5,918.25
MYR28,046.58
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$3.27
MYR15.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$2.46
MYR11.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$3.72
MYR17.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$31.52
MYR149.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$3.61
MYR17.12
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Albania
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$50.13
MYR237.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$26.02
MYR123.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$59.27
MYR280.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$51.45
MYR243.84
|
|
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