Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 54.5% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 80.0% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
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Malaysia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$2.62
MYR12.27
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$3.79
MYR17.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$0.66
MYR3.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Malaysia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$0.83
MYR3.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$7.05
MYR33.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$5.70
MYR26.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$1.88
MYR8.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$1.75
MYR8.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$1.07
MYR5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.54
MYR2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.14
MYR5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.58
MYR2.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Malaysia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$1.65
MYR7.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.08
MYR66.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$32,947.56
MYR154,441.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$6.40
MYR30.00
|
|
pay 75.6% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Malaysia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$23.98
MYR112.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$285.65
MYR1,339.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$192.76
MYR903.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$32.50
MYR152.36
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$152.58
MYR715.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$5,918.25
MYR27,741.80
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Malaysia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$3.27
MYR15.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$2.46
MYR11.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$3.72
MYR17.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$31.52
MYR147.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$3.61
MYR16.93
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Malaysia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$50.13
MYR234.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$26.02
MYR121.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$59.27
MYR277.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$51.45
MYR241.19
|
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