Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 0.1% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
Bs23.89
|
$2.36
RM11.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
Bs45.27
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Bs6.75
|
$0.63
RM3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Bs5.21
|
$0.34
RM1.63
|
|
pay 22.1% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
Bs8.87
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
Bs17.07
|
$6.41
RM30.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
Bs25.05
|
$5.71
RM27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Bs10.70
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
Bs12.28
|
$1.88
RM8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
Bs6.81
|
$0.99
RM4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
Bs3.26
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Bs3.57
|
$1.04
RM4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Bs4.19
|
$0.55
RM2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
Bs3.85
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
Bs3.60
|
$0.48
RM2.31
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
Bs14.08
|
$1.79
RM8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
Bs216.27
|
$18.01
RM85.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
Bs107,432.55
|
$34,228.03
RM163,250.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
Bs105.87
|
$5.07
RM24.18
|
|
pay 5.8% less for housing
Bolivia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
Bs367.61
|
$26.77
RM127.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
Bs2,131.17
|
$326.71
RM1,558.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
Bs1,481.57
|
$217.05
RM1,035.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
Bs203.38
|
$34.40
RM164.08
|
|
pay 26.4% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
Bs1,185.45
|
$144.81
RM690.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
Bs25,283.70
|
$6,108.87
RM29,136.24
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
Bs14.84
|
$3.43
RM16.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Bs16.43
|
$2.46
RM11.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
Bs19.00
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
Bs287.95
|
$32.59
RM155.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
Bs52.36
|
$3.62
RM17.27
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Malaysia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
Bs285.37
|
$47.09
RM224.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
Bs337.17
|
$24.30
RM115.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
Bs455.89
|
$62.25
RM296.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
Bs398.36
|
$56.25
RM268.27
|
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