Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 40.3% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,617
|
$2.36
RM11.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,609
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,358
|
$0.63
RM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,798
|
$0.34
RM1.64
|
|
pay 68.1% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,420
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,310
|
$6.41
RM30.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,840
|
$5.71
RM27.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,469
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,095
|
$1.88
RM8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,258
|
$0.99
RM4.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,151
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,440
|
$1.04
RM4.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,553
|
$0.55
RM2.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,191
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,310
|
$0.48
RM2.32
|
|
pay 10.8% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$7,979
|
$1.79
RM8.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$92,563
|
$18.01
RM86.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,300,502
|
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,215
|
$5.07
RM24.25
|
|
pay 19.7% more for housing
Colombia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$83,784
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$817,565
|
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$690,614
|
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$182,822
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
|
pay 71.0% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$408,978
|
$144.81
RM692.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,775,795
|
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,511
|
$3.43
RM16.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,726
|
$2.46
RM11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,436
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$71,894
|
$32.59
RM155.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,419
|
$3.62
RM17.33
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$158,746
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$107,108
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$236,354
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$177,015
|
$56.25
RM269.08
|
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