Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 69.2% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Iran, you would:
pay 22.6% less for restaurants
Iran
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
$2.62
MYR12.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
$3.79
MYR17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
$0.66
MYR3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
|
pay 80.5% more for groceries
Iran
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
$7.05
MYR33.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
$5.70
MYR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
$1.88
MYR8.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
$1.75
MYR8.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
$1.07
MYR5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
$0.54
MYR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
$1.14
MYR5.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
$0.58
MYR2.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
$0.48
MYR2.28
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Iran
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
$1.65
MYR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
$14.08
MYR66.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
$32,947.56
MYR156,138.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
$6.40
MYR30.33
|
|
pay 49.2% more for housing
Iran
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
$23.98
MYR113.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
$285.65
MYR1,353.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
$192.76
MYR913.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
$32.50
MYR154.04
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
$152.58
MYR723.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
$5,918.25
MYR28,046.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
$3.27
MYR15.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
$2.46
MYR11.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
$3.72
MYR17.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
$31.52
MYR149.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
$3.61
MYR17.12
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
Iran
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
$50.13
MYR237.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
$26.02
MYR123.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
$59.27
MYR280.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
$51.45
MYR243.84
|
|
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