Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Malaysia

Malaysia vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 24.1% cheaper than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 39.9% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 27.6% less in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 39.0% more in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 24.0% less in Malaysia

The cost of childcare and groceries in Malaysia are more expensive than in Albania. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Malaysia.

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Malaysia vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malaysia instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 56.0% less for restaurants

	Albania	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.26 ALL752	$3.42 MYR13.98	-63.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.38 ALL680	$4.64 MYR18.95	-44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 ALL157	$0.75 MYR3.07	-61.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ALL71	$0.42 MYR1.72	-51.5%
Average			-56.0%

Albania vs. Malaysia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

	Albania	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 ALL84	$1.10 MYR4.49	+6.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.44 ALL442	$6.94 MYR28.32	+27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 ALL624	$7.18 MYR29.31	-6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.12 ALL254	$2.09 MYR8.53	-33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.48 ALL283	$1.90 MYR7.75	-45.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ALL58	$1.35 MYR5.53	+88.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ALL86	$0.73 MYR2.97	-31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 ALL61	$1.19 MYR4.84	+57.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ALL57	$0.69 MYR2.83	-0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ALL37	$0.57 MYR2.34	+24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ALL42	$0.61 MYR2.50	+17.0%
Average			+2.8%

Albania vs. Malaysia - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.9% less for transportation

	Albania	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.37 ALL679	$2.76 MYR11.29	-67.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.20 ALL1,559	$15.28 MYR62.39	-20.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,477.94 ALL2M	$40,802.19 MYR167K	+33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.52 ALL2,397	$6.46 MYR26.37	-78.1%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 27.6% less for housing

	Albania	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.78 ALL1,363	$27.60 MYR112.71	+64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.99 ALL45,481	$363.41 MYR1,483.90	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.46 ALL28,057	$265.07 MYR1,082.35	-23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.30 ALL4,735	$36.69 MYR149.79	-37.1%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 39.0% more for childcare

	Albania	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$196.72 ALL15,977	$231.07 MYR943.51	+17.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,891.77 ALL397K	$8,043.53 MYR32,843.35	+64.4%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.71 ALL220	$3.61 MYR14.73	+33.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 ALL160	$2.76 MYR11.29	+40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 ALL359	$4.35 MYR17.74	-1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.63 ALL4,356	$38.82 MYR158.52	-27.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.11 ALL659	$4.73 MYR19.31	-41.7%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 24.0% less for clothing

	Albania	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.21 ALL4,566	$58.43 MYR238.60	+4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.02 ALL3,494	$30.42 MYR124.22	-29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.53 ALL8,165	$77.72 MYR317.35	-22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.41 ALL10,754	$77.79 MYR317.65	-41.2%
Average			-24.0%

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