Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 44.5% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$2.36
MYR11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$3.63
MYR17.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$0.63
MYR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$0.34
MYR1.63
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Malaysia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.85
MYR4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$6.41
MYR30.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$5.71
MYR27.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$1.40
MYR6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$1.88
MYR8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.99
MYR4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.52
MYR2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$1.04
MYR4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.55
MYR2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.35
MYR1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.48
MYR2.31
|
|
pay 38.0% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Malaysia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$1.79
MYR8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$18.01
MYR85.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,810.71
|
$34,228.03
MYR163,182.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$5.07
MYR24.17
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$26.77
MYR127.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£869.03
|
$326.71
MYR1,557.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.96
|
$217.05
MYR1,034.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.45
|
$34.40
MYR164.02
|
|
pay 74.1% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.28
|
$144.81
MYR690.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,108.03
|
$6,108.87
MYR29,124.02
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$3.43
MYR16.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$2.46
MYR11.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$4.06
MYR19.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$32.59
MYR155.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$3.62
MYR17.27
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.11
|
$47.09
MYR224.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.12
|
$24.30
MYR115.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
$62.25
MYR296.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.24
|
$56.25
MYR268.15
|
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