Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 48.4% cheaper than Antigua and Barbuda.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:
pay 71.9% less for restaurants
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.03
EC$32.50
|
$2.36
RM11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
EC$7.50
|
$0.63
RM3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.34
RM1.63
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$6.41
RM30.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
EC$18.93
|
$5.71
RM27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.88
RM8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$0.99
RM4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.49
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
EC$6.80
|
$1.04
RM4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.67
|
$0.55
RM2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.48
RM2.31
|
|
pay 58.4% less for transportation
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
EC$11.62
|
$1.79
RM8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.01
RM85.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,228.03
RM163,216.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.07
RM24.17
|
|
pay 66.7% less for housing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$26.77
RM127.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$999.06
EC$2,700.00
|
$326.71
RM1,557.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$740.04
EC$2,000.00
|
$217.05
RM1,035.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.02
EC$402.75
|
$34.40
RM164.05
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.76
EC$475.00
|
$144.81
RM690.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,108.87
RM29,130.13
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$3.43
RM16.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
EC$14.50
|
$2.46
RM11.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$32.59
RM155.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$3.62
RM17.27
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antigua and Barbuda
|
Malaysia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.09
RM224.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.30
RM115.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$62.25
RM296.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$56.25
RM268.21
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