Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tokelau instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR12.27
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR17.75
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR3.10
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.87
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR33.03
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR26.74
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.79
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR8.21
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR5.01
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.51
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.35
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.70
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.73
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR66.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR154,441.73
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR30.00
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Malaysia
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR112.39
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,339.01
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR903.56
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR152.36
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR715.24
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR27,741.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR15.33
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.54
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR17.42
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR147.74
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR16.93
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Tokelau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR234.97
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR121.95
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR277.85
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR241.19
|
?? |
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