Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 13.3% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$2.36
MYR11.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
|
pay 56.5% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$5.71
MYR27.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$18.01
MYR85.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$34,228.03
MYR162,240.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$5.07
MYR24.03
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Malaysia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$26.77
MYR126.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$326.71
MYR1,548.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$217.05
MYR1,028.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$34.40
MYR163.07
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$144.81
MYR686.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$6,108.87
MYR28,956.03
|
|
pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Malaysia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$3.43
MYR16.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$2.46
MYR11.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$32.59
MYR154.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$3.62
MYR17.17
|
|
pay 79.7% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$47.09
MYR223.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$24.30
MYR115.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$62.25
MYR295.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$56.25
MYR266.61
|
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