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Malaysia vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 22.1% cheaper than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 16.2% less in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 2.7% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 44.5% less in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 10.2% less in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.1% less in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 26.3% less in Malaysia

Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Malaysia.

Malaysia vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.5% less for restaurants

	Guatemala	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.87	$3.22 MYR13.31	-38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.34	$4.41 MYR18.24	-30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.14	$0.73 MYR3.01	-39.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.24	$0.39 MYR1.63	-58.5%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 16.2% less for groceries

	Guatemala	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.76	$1.02 MYR4.21	-67.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 GTQ29.44	$7.79 MYR32.19	+102.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.68 GTQ58.70	$6.67 MYR27.55	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 GTQ19.34	$1.99 MYR8.21	-21.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.19	$1.93 MYR7.99	-49.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.48	$1.28 MYR5.29	-27.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.80	$0.67 MYR2.75	-12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.75	$1.29 MYR5.34	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 GTQ6.08	$0.73 MYR3.03	-7.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.98	$0.53 MYR2.20	-32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 GTQ7.62	$0.59 MYR2.42	-41.3%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 2.7% less for transportation

	Guatemala	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.09	$1.86 MYR7.67	-54.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ103.97	$15.26 MYR63.08	+12.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,570.53 GTQ149,497.66	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	+83.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.54 GTQ103.40	$6.52 MYR26.93	-51.9%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 44.5% less for housing

	Guatemala	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.52 GTQ355.36	$27.18 MYR112.33	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$811.38 GTQ6,198.05	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$485.36 GTQ3,707.66	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	-49.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.53 GTQ378.35	$34.37 MYR142.05	-30.6%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 10.2% less for childcare

	Guatemala	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.93 GTQ1,764.07	$170.62 MYR705.09	-26.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,889.42 GTQ44,988.83	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	+5.8%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 GTQ27.16	$3.72 MYR15.38	+4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.31	$2.63 MYR10.85	-20.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.98 GTQ30.40	$4.18 MYR17.26	+5.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.81 GTQ342.29	$36.40 MYR150.42	-18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.18 GTQ54.82	$4.62 MYR19.07	-35.7%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Guatemala	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 GTQ374.98	$59.37 MYR245.35	+21.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.27 GTQ406.91	$29.69 MYR122.68	-44.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.74 GTQ853.57	$70.68 MYR292.07	-36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.64 GTQ791.68	$56.86 MYR234.98	-45.1%
Average			-26.3%

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