Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 47.7% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Germany, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$2.36
MYR11.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
Germany
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$5.71
MYR27.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
|
pay 51.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$18.01
MYR85.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$34,228.03
MYR162,240.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$5.07
MYR24.03
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$26.77
MYR126.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$326.71
MYR1,548.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$217.05
MYR1,028.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$34.40
MYR163.07
|
|
pay 52.1% less for childcare
Germany
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$144.81
MYR686.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$6,108.87
MYR28,956.03
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$3.43
MYR16.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$2.46
MYR11.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$32.59
MYR154.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$3.62
MYR17.17
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
Germany
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$47.09
MYR223.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$24.30
MYR115.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$62.25
MYR295.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$56.25
MYR266.61
|
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