Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 46.4% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.85
|
$2.36
RM11.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.88
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
$0.63
RM3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.34
RM1.63
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Finland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.75
|
$6.41
RM30.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$5.71
RM27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$1.88
RM8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.99
RM4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.04
RM4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$0.55
RM2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.48
RM2.31
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
Finland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.32
|
$1.79
RM8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.26
|
$18.01
RM85.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,636.13
|
$34,228.03
RM163,250.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.37
|
$5.07
RM24.18
|
|
pay 42.3% less for housing
Finland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.53
|
$26.77
RM127.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€696.03
|
$326.71
RM1,558.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€577.43
|
$217.05
RM1,035.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.08
|
$34.40
RM164.08
|
|
pay 40.6% less for childcare
Finland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€323.91
|
$144.81
RM690.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,415.49
|
$6,108.87
RM29,136.24
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.65
|
$3.43
RM16.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.91
|
$2.46
RM11.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.31
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.10
|
$32.59
RM155.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.19
|
$3.62
RM17.27
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Finland
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.29
|
$47.09
RM224.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.92
|
$24.30
RM115.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.10
|
$62.25
RM296.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.23
|
$56.25
RM268.27
|
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