Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 14.3% cheaper than Armenia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,967.03
|
$2.62
MYR12.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,667.71
|
$3.79
MYR17.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD347.82
|
$0.66
MYR3.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.43
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.38
|
$0.83
MYR3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,438.48
|
$7.05
MYR33.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,113.31
|
$5.70
MYR26.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD814.02
|
$1.88
MYR8.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,196.55
|
$1.75
MYR8.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.38
|
$1.07
MYR5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.30
|
$0.54
MYR2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$1.14
MYR5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD292.78
|
$0.58
MYR2.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.87
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD107.86
|
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
Armenia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,831.52
|
$1.65
MYR7.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,001.42
|
$14.08
MYR66.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,338,801.00
|
$32,947.56
MYR154,441.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,286.87
|
$6.40
MYR30.00
|
|
pay 36.1% less for housing
Armenia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,780.75
|
$23.98
MYR112.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,450.14
|
$285.65
MYR1,339.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,658.47
|
$192.76
MYR903.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,401.03
|
$32.50
MYR152.36
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,574.02
|
$152.58
MYR715.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,219,352.73
|
$5,918.25
MYR27,741.80
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD633.46
|
$3.27
MYR15.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD972.60
|
$2.46
MYR11.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,000.57
|
$3.72
MYR17.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,594.74
|
$31.52
MYR147.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,166.72
|
$3.61
MYR16.93
|
|
pay 43.7% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,251.10
|
$50.13
MYR234.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,971.48
|
$26.02
MYR121.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,934.02
|
$59.27
MYR277.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,948.34
|
$51.45
MYR241.19
|
|
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