Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 47.8% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Malaysia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.96
|
$2.36
RM11.23
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.98
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.37
|
$0.63
RM3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.46
|
$0.34
RM1.63
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Malaysia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.39
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.34
|
$6.41
RM30.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.18
|
$5.71
RM27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.08
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.06
|
$1.88
RM8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.79
|
$0.99
RM4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.73
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$1.04
RM4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.77
|
$0.55
RM2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$0.48
RM2.31
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Malaysia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.20
|
$1.79
RM8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.97
|
$18.01
RM85.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,797.35
|
$34,228.03
RM163,216.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.84
|
$5.07
RM24.17
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Malaysia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.46
|
$26.77
RM127.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,421.77
|
$326.71
RM1,557.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,245.20
|
$217.05
RM1,035.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£68.05
|
$34.40
RM164.05
|
|
pay 65.6% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£720.14
|
$144.81
RM690.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,306.37
|
$6,108.87
RM29,130.13
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Malaysia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.24
|
$3.43
RM16.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.29
|
$2.46
RM11.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.39
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.26
|
$32.59
RM155.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.48
|
$3.62
RM17.27
|
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pay 48.0% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Malaysia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£98.15
|
$47.09
RM224.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.72
|
$24.30
RM115.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£101.10
|
$62.25
RM296.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£74.78
|
$56.25
RM268.21
|
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