Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 38.2% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.9% less for restaurants
Iraq
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,850
|
$2.36
RM11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,640
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.63
RM3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.34
RM1.63
|
|
pay 58.3% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,767
|
$6.41
RM30.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,648
|
$5.71
RM27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,298
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,145
|
$1.88
RM8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD601
|
$0.99
RM4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD636
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$1.04
RM4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.55
RM2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.48
RM2.31
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,251
|
$1.79
RM8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,566
|
$18.01
RM85.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,252,651
|
$34,228.03
RM163,216.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,913
|
$5.07
RM24.17
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
Iraq
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,708
|
$26.77
RM127.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,973
|
$326.71
RM1,557.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,093
|
$217.05
RM1,035.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,901
|
$34.40
RM164.05
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,316
|
$144.81
RM690.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,021,468
|
$6,108.87
RM29,130.13
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,248
|
$3.43
RM16.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,929
|
$2.46
RM11.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,320
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,736
|
$32.59
RM155.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,146
|
$3.62
RM17.27
|
|
pay 32.8% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,313
|
$47.09
RM224.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,066
|
$24.30
RM115.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,648
|
$62.25
RM296.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,926
|
$56.25
RM268.21
|
|
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