Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 0.1% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$2.36
MYR11.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$5.71
MYR27.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$18.01
MYR85.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$34,228.03
MYR162,240.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$5.07
MYR24.03
|
|
pay 5.8% less for housing
Bolivia
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$26.77
MYR126.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$326.71
MYR1,548.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$217.05
MYR1,028.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$34.40
MYR163.07
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$144.81
MYR686.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$6,108.87
MYR28,956.03
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$3.43
MYR16.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$2.46
MYR11.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$32.59
MYR154.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$3.62
MYR17.17
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$47.09
MYR223.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$24.30
MYR115.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$62.25
MYR295.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$56.25
MYR266.61
|
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