Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 10.4% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,687
|
$2.36
RM11.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp56,930
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,309
|
$0.63
RM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,129
|
$0.34
RM1.64
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,275
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp59,952
|
$6.41
RM30.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,788
|
$5.71
RM27.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,412
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,189
|
$1.88
RM8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp19,080
|
$0.99
RM4.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,323
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp12,057
|
$1.04
RM4.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,823
|
$0.55
RM2.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,744
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,948
|
$0.48
RM2.32
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp50,137
|
$1.79
RM8.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp192,765
|
$18.01
RM86.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp427,543,449
|
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,536
|
$5.07
RM24.25
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp545,177
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp4,013,674
|
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,643,800
|
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp683,703
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
|
pay 12.9% more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,730,471
|
$144.81
RM692.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp109,999,909
|
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
|
pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,904
|
$3.43
RM16.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,785
|
$2.46
RM11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,619
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp458,080
|
$32.59
RM155.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,375
|
$3.62
RM17.33
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Malaysia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp666,593
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp492,239
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,086,752
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,013,408
|
$56.25
RM269.08
|
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