Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 10.2% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$2.36
MYR11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$3.63
MYR17.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$0.63
MYR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.34
MYR1.63
|
|
pay 25.4% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$0.85
MYR4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$6.41
MYR30.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$5.71
MYR27.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$1.40
MYR6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$1.88
MYR8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$0.99
MYR4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.52
MYR2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$1.04
MYR4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$0.55
MYR2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.35
MYR1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.48
MYR2.31
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$1.79
MYR8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$18.01
MYR85.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$34,228.03
MYR163,182.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$5.07
MYR24.17
|
|
pay 50.8% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$26.77
MYR127.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$326.71
MYR1,557.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$217.05
MYR1,034.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$34.40
MYR164.02
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$144.81
MYR690.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$6,108.87
MYR29,124.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$3.43
MYR16.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$2.46
MYR11.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$4.06
MYR19.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$32.59
MYR155.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$3.62
MYR17.27
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$47.09
MYR224.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$24.30
MYR115.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$62.25
MYR296.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$56.25
MYR268.15
|
|
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