Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 25.0% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$2.62
MYR12.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$3.79
MYR17.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.66
MYR3.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Mali
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$7.05
MYR33.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$5.70
MYR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$1.88
MYR8.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$1.75
MYR8.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.07
MYR5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.54
MYR2.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$1.14
MYR5.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.58
MYR2.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.38
MYR1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.48
MYR2.28
|
|
pay 69.9% less for transportation
Mali
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$1.65
MYR7.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.08
MYR66.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,947.56
MYR156,138.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.40
MYR30.33
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
Mali
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$23.98
MYR113.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$285.65
MYR1,353.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$192.76
MYR913.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$32.50
MYR154.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$152.58
MYR723.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,918.25
MYR28,046.58
|
pay 50.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$3.27
MYR15.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$2.46
MYR11.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$3.72
MYR17.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$31.52
MYR149.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$3.61
MYR17.12
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$50.13
MYR237.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.02
MYR123.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$59.27
MYR280.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$51.45
MYR243.84
|
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