Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 1.7% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 43.7% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$2.62
MYR12.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$3.79
MYR17.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$0.66
MYR3.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$0.83
MYR3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$7.05
MYR33.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$5.70
MYR26.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$1.88
MYR8.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$1.75
MYR8.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
$1.07
MYR5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$0.54
MYR2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$1.14
MYR5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$0.58
MYR2.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$1.65
MYR7.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$14.08
MYR66.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$32,947.56
MYR154,441.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$6.40
MYR30.00
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$23.98
MYR112.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$285.65
MYR1,339.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$192.76
MYR903.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$32.50
MYR152.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
$152.58
MYR715.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
$5,918.25
MYR27,741.80
|
|
pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$3.27
MYR15.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$2.46
MYR11.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$3.72
MYR17.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$31.52
MYR147.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$3.61
MYR16.93
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$50.13
MYR234.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$26.02
MYR121.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$59.27
MYR277.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$51.45
MYR241.19
|
|
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