Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 58.8% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Australia, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.39
|
$2.62
MYR12.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.84
|
$3.79
MYR17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.87
|
$0.66
MYR3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.23
|
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Australia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.52
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.13
|
$7.05
MYR33.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.70
|
$5.70
MYR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
$1.88
MYR8.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$6.03
|
$1.75
MYR8.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.16
|
$1.07
MYR5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.89
|
$0.54
MYR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.09
|
$1.14
MYR5.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$0.58
MYR2.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.71
|
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.43
|
$0.48
MYR2.28
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
Australia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.15
|
$1.65
MYR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$127.70
|
$14.08
MYR66.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$42,121.93
|
$32,947.56
MYR156,138.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.40
|
$6.40
MYR30.33
|
|
pay 72.8% less for housing
Australia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$83.70
|
$23.98
MYR113.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,902.15
|
$285.65
MYR1,353.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,468.77
|
$192.76
MYR913.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$214.52
|
$32.50
MYR154.04
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Australia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,082.30
|
$152.58
MYR723.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,256.75
|
$5,918.25
MYR28,046.58
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.12
|
$3.27
MYR15.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.45
|
$2.46
MYR11.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.54
|
$3.72
MYR17.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$81.40
|
$31.52
MYR149.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$20.02
|
$3.61
MYR17.12
|
|
pay 46.0% less for clothing
Australia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$113.81
|
$50.13
MYR237.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$82.10
|
$26.02
MYR123.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$154.87
|
$59.27
MYR280.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$178.59
|
$51.45
MYR243.84
|
|
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