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Malaysia vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 38.1% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.2% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 53.3% more in Malaysia
Housing: pay 14.9% more in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 39.5% more in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.4% more in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Malaysia

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and housing in Malaysia are more expensive than in Ghana. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Malaysia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Malaysia.

Malaysia vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malaysia instead of Ghana, you would:

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pay 16.2% less for restaurants

	Ghana	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 GHS59.97	$3.22 MYR13.31	-39.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.95 GHS89.77	$4.41 MYR18.24	-44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GHS9.52	$0.73 MYR3.01	-13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 GHS3.36	$0.39 MYR1.63	+32.4%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Ghana	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 GHS18.59	$1.02 MYR4.21	-38.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 GHS42.58	$7.79 MYR32.19	+106.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.50 GHS118.63	$6.67 MYR27.55	-36.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 GHS26.09	$1.99 MYR8.21	-13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 GHS22.11	$1.93 MYR7.99	-1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 GHS12.63	$1.28 MYR5.29	+14.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.63	$0.67 MYR2.75	-1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.65	$1.29 MYR5.34	+90.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 GHS13.57	$0.73 MYR3.03	-39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 GHS12.81	$0.53 MYR2.20	-53.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 GHS10.74	$0.59 MYR2.42	-38.4%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 53.3% more for transportation

	Ghana	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 GHS47.57	$1.86 MYR7.67	-55.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.37 GHS354.37	$15.26 MYR63.08	-51.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	+348.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 GHS102.17	$6.52 MYR26.93	-27.9%
Average			+53.3%

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pay 14.9% more for housing

	Ghana	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.58 GHS560.14	$27.18 MYR112.33	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$320.05 GHS3,615.88	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$117.55 GHS1,328.09	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	+110.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.36 GHS455.98	$34.37 MYR142.05	-14.8%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 39.5% more for childcare

	Ghana	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.94 GHS1,230.77	$170.62 MYR705.09	+56.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,083.57 GHS57,434.22	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	+22.5%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 GHS16.74	$3.72 MYR15.38	+151.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 GHS30.10	$2.63 MYR10.85	-1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 GHS15.82	$4.18 MYR17.26	+198.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.05 GHS339.47	$36.40 MYR150.42	+21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 GHS109.10	$4.62 MYR19.07	-52.2%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.64 GHS188.04	$59.37 MYR245.35	+256.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.33 GHS218.34	$29.69 MYR122.68	+53.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.23 GHS375.44	$70.68 MYR292.07	+112.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.14 GHS498.65	$56.86 MYR234.98	+28.8%
Average			+113.0%

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