Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 6.6% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE424.80
|
$2.36
RM11.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE450.07
|
$3.63
RM17.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE122.81
|
$0.63
RM3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE75.65
|
$0.34
RM1.62
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE150.15
|
$0.85
RM4.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE288.49
|
$6.41
RM30.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE393.75
|
$5.71
RM27.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE249.37
|
$1.40
RM6.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE281.84
|
$1.88
RM8.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE116.06
|
$0.99
RM4.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.65
|
$0.52
RM2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE94.70
|
$1.04
RM4.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.34
|
$0.55
RM2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.38
|
$0.35
RM1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE69.18
|
$0.48
RM2.30
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE573.75
|
$1.79
RM8.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,100.33
|
$18.01
RM85.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,700,428.41
|
$34,228.03
RM162,155.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,350.21
|
$5.07
RM24.01
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,143.34
|
$26.77
RM126.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,390.06
|
$326.71
RM1,547.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,439.13
|
$217.05
RM1,028.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,254.40
|
$34.40
RM162.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,378.17
|
$144.81
RM686.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE174,027.61
|
$6,108.87
RM28,940.75
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE310.30
|
$3.43
RM16.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE131.99
|
$2.46
RM11.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE462.57
|
$4.06
RM19.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,167.17
|
$32.59
RM154.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE600.10
|
$3.62
RM17.16
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$47.09
RM223.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,000.48
|
$24.30
RM115.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,001.27
|
$62.25
RM294.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,002.38
|
$56.25
RM266.47
|
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