Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.7 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
MYR11.17
|
$18.43
€17.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 56.7% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MYR27.06
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
$7.59
€7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
MYR85.36
|
$48.84
€45.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
MYR162,240.86
|
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
MYR24.03
|
$23.82
€22.12
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
MYR126.87
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
MYR1,548.63
|
$812.75
€754.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
MYR1,028.82
|
$677.61
€629.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
MYR163.07
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
MYR686.40
|
$446.94
€415.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
MYR28,956.03
|
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
|
pay 73.9% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
MYR16.24
|
$4.38
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.68
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
MYR154.49
|
$31.77
€29.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
MYR17.17
|
$11.38
€10.57
|
|
pay 74.8% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
MYR223.20
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
MYR115.18
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
MYR295.04
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
MYR266.61
|
$119.38
€110.86
|
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