Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 4.4% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
$2.36
RM11.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.63
RM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.34
RM1.64
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$6.41
RM30.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$5.71
RM27.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$1.88
RM8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.99
RM4.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$1.04
RM4.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.55
RM2.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.48
RM2.32
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$1.79
RM8.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
$18.01
RM86.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
$5.07
RM24.25
|
|
pay 36.7% more for housing
Belarus
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
$144.81
RM692.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
|
pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$3.43
RM16.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$2.46
RM11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
$32.59
RM155.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$3.62
RM17.33
|
|
pay 30.5% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
$56.25
RM269.08
|
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