Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 46.0% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.63
|
$2.62
MYR12.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€7.89
|
$3.79
MYR17.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.66
MYR3.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.83
MYR3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.35
|
$7.05
MYR33.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.89
|
$5.70
MYR26.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
$1.88
MYR8.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.25
|
$1.75
MYR8.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.07
MYR5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.54
MYR2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.14
MYR5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.09
|
$0.58
MYR2.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
|
pay 50.7% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.29
|
$1.65
MYR7.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.04
|
$14.08
MYR66.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,210.73
|
$32,947.56
MYR154,441.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.21
|
$6.40
MYR30.00
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.27
|
$23.98
MYR112.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€849.61
|
$285.65
MYR1,339.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€679.09
|
$192.76
MYR903.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€125.61
|
$32.50
MYR152.36
|
|
pay 40.3% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€390.50
|
$152.58
MYR715.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,517.79
|
$5,918.25
MYR27,741.80
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$3.27
MYR15.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$2.46
MYR11.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
$3.72
MYR17.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.08
|
$31.52
MYR147.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.46
|
$3.61
MYR16.93
|
|
pay 47.6% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€74.38
|
$50.13
MYR234.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.16
|
$26.02
MYR121.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€115.72
|
$59.27
MYR277.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€102.39
|
$51.45
MYR241.19
|
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