Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 53.6% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Australia, you would:
pay 75.4% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.50
|
$2.36
RM11.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.78
|
$3.63
RM17.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.76
|
$0.63
RM3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.15
|
$0.34
RM1.62
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Australia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.07
|
$0.85
RM4.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.50
|
$6.41
RM30.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.67
|
$5.71
RM27.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.40
|
$1.40
RM6.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.46
|
$1.88
RM8.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$0.99
RM4.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$0.52
RM2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$1.04
RM4.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.22
|
$0.55
RM2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$0.35
RM1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$0.48
RM2.30
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
Australia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.59
|
$1.79
RM8.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.72
|
$18.01
RM85.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,885.56
|
$34,228.03
RM162,155.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.44
|
$5.07
RM24.01
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
Australia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.68
|
$26.77
RM126.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,717.62
|
$326.71
RM1,547.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,364.34
|
$217.05
RM1,028.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.98
|
$34.40
RM162.98
|
|
pay 68.1% less for childcare
Australia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,107.88
|
$144.81
RM686.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,584.59
|
$6,108.87
RM28,940.75
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.77
|
$3.43
RM16.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.06
|
$2.46
RM11.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.65
|
$4.06
RM19.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.69
|
$32.59
RM154.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.80
|
$3.62
RM17.16
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
Australia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.69
|
$47.09
RM223.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.18
|
$24.30
RM115.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$156.09
|
$62.25
RM294.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.54
|
$56.25
RM266.47
|
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