Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 11.9% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Burma, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Burma
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,138
|
$2.36
RM11.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,223
|
$0.63
RM3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K713
|
$0.34
RM1.63
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Burma
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,180
|
$6.41
RM30.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,515
|
$5.71
RM27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,641
|
$1.88
RM8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,801
|
$0.99
RM4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K716
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,055
|
$1.04
RM4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,509
|
$0.55
RM2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,190
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,528
|
$0.48
RM2.31
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Burma
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,758
|
$1.79
RM8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K36,099
|
$18.01
RM85.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
$34,228.03
RM163,250.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,940
|
$5.07
RM24.18
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
Burma
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
$26.77
RM127.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
$326.71
RM1,558.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K675,688
|
$217.05
RM1,035.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
$34.40
RM164.08
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
Burma
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
$144.81
RM690.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
$6,108.87
RM29,136.24
|
|
pay 80.3% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,304
|
$3.43
RM16.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,348
|
$2.46
RM11.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,354
|
$32.59
RM155.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,259
|
$3.62
RM17.27
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
Burma
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
$47.09
RM224.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
$24.30
RM115.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
$62.25
RM296.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K186,677
|
$56.25
RM268.27
|
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