Cost of living comparison
India is 33.7% cheaper than Malaysia.
If you lived in India instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 24.3% less for restaurants
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR12.41
|
$2.48
₹207.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR17.95
|
$3.94
₹329.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR3.13
|
$0.39
₹32.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
$0.17
₹14.27
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$0.46
₹38.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR33.39
|
$2.56
₹213.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR27.03
|
$2.56
₹213.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.89
|
$0.93
₹77.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR8.30
|
$1.36
₹113.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR5.07
|
$0.85
₹71.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.54
|
$0.31
₹26.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.40
|
$0.47
₹39.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.73
|
$0.23
₹19.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
$0.16
₹13.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.28
|
$0.17
₹14.41
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.81
|
$4.69
₹391.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR66.72
|
$10.04
₹838.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR156,138.50
|
$13,372.81
₹1,117,253.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR30.33
|
$2.97
₹248.20
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR113.63
|
$7.66
₹640.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,353.72
|
$136.15
₹11,374.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR913.49
|
$88.97
₹7,432.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR154.04
|
$28.75
₹2,401.95
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR723.10
|
$58.47
₹4,885.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR28,046.58
|
$1,644.63
₹137,403.00
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR15.50
|
$1.84
₹153.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.66
|
$1.59
₹133.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR17.61
|
$3.63
₹303.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR149.36
|
$16.08
₹1,343.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR17.12
|
$3.38
₹282.27
|
|
pay 32.3% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR237.55
|
$23.53
₹1,965.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR123.29
|
$24.73
₹2,066.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR280.90
|
$41.02
₹3,427.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR243.84
|
$30.71
₹2,565.95
|
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