Cost of living comparison

Bolivia

compared to

Malaysia

Malaysia vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 51.8% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% more in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 90.5% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 34.0% more in Malaysia
Housing: pay 37.8% more in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.7% more in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 42.4% more in Malaysia

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and transportation in Malaysia are more expensive than in Bolivia. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Malaysia.

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Malaysia vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.2% more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 BOB23.44	$3.42 MYR13.98	+70.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 BOB53.06	$4.64 MYR18.95	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 BOB8.31	$0.75 MYR3.07	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BOB6.12	$0.42 MYR1.72	-19.4%
Average			+26.2%

Bolivia vs. Malaysia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.5% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 BOB11.38	$1.10 MYR4.49	+13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.77 BOB20.69	$6.94 MYR28.32	+292.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BOB31.04	$7.18 MYR29.31	+170.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.33 BOB15.50	$2.09 MYR8.53	+57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 BOB15.01	$1.90 MYR7.75	+47.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 BOB9.46	$1.35 MYR5.53	+67.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BOB4.25	$0.73 MYR2.97	+100.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 BOB4.34	$1.19 MYR4.84	+219.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 BOB7.38	$0.69 MYR2.83	+10.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.65	$0.57 MYR2.34	+83.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.60	$0.61 MYR2.50	+98.6%
Average			+90.5%

Bolivia vs. Malaysia - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.0% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.28 BOB26.70	$2.76 MYR11.29	+21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.33 BOB249.40	$15.28 MYR62.39	-28.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,953.84 BOB163K	$40,802.19 MYR167K	+192.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.32 BOB85.57	$6.46 MYR26.37	-11.7%
Average			+34.0%

Bolivia vs. Malaysia - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.8% more for housing

	Bolivia	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.45 BOB250.79	$27.60 MYR112.71	+28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.68 BOB3,270.08	$363.41 MYR1,483.90	+29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.23 BOB2,317.77	$265.07 MYR1,082.35	+33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.53 BOB240.01	$36.69 MYR149.79	+78.7%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Bolivia	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.46 BOB1,408.41	$231.07 MYR943.51	+91.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.38 BOB32,345.61	$8,043.53 MYR32,843.35	+190.8%
Average			+136.2%

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pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 BOB16.21	$3.61 MYR14.73	+160.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 BOB19.90	$2.76 MYR11.29	+62.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 BOB20.16	$4.35 MYR17.74	+152.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.62 BOB264.50	$38.82 MYR158.52	+71.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.70 BOB54.99	$4.73 MYR19.31	+0.5%
Average			+67.7%

Bolivia vs. Malaysia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 42.4% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.62 BOB358.01	$58.43 MYR238.60	+90.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.25 BOB341.97	$30.42 MYR124.22	+4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.01 BOB608.10	$77.72 MYR317.35	+49.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.19 BOB657.00	$77.79 MYR317.65	+38.4%
Average			+42.4%

Bolivia vs. Malaysia - Cost of clothing

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