Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 51.4% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of France, you would:
pay 77.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.13
|
$2.36
RM11.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$0.63
RM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$0.34
RM1.64
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
France
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$6.41
RM30.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$5.71
RM27.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$1.88
RM8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.99
RM4.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.04
RM4.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$0.55
RM2.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.48
RM2.32
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
France
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$1.79
RM8.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.19
|
$18.01
RM86.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$5.07
RM24.25
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
France
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.38
|
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€572.77
|
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
France
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.35
|
$144.81
RM692.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$3.43
RM16.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.46
RM11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.62
|
$32.59
RM155.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.52
|
$3.62
RM17.33
|
|
pay 42.0% less for clothing
France
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.09
|
$56.25
RM269.08
|
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