Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 62.3% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 77.3% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.79
|
$2.36
RM11.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.03
|
$0.63
RM3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.40
|
$0.34
RM1.63
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Malaysia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.70
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.52
|
$6.41
RM30.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.43
|
$5.71
RM27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.69
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.42
|
$1.88
RM8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$0.99
RM4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.91
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.04
RM4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.29
|
$0.55
RM2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.48
RM2.31
|
|
pay 53.3% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Malaysia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.49
|
$1.79
RM8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.72
|
$18.01
RM85.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,175.00
|
$34,228.03
RM163,250.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.27
|
$5.07
RM24.18
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
Jersey
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.68
|
$26.77
RM127.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,435.12
|
$326.71
RM1,558.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,307.24
|
$217.05
RM1,035.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£116.16
|
$34.40
RM164.08
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,578.98
|
$144.81
RM690.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,773.65
|
$6,108.87
RM29,136.24
|
|
pay 59.7% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Malaysia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.72
|
$3.43
RM16.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.48
|
$2.46
RM11.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.26
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.34
|
$32.59
RM155.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.93
|
$3.62
RM17.27
|
|
pay 48.7% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Malaysia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.73
|
$47.09
RM224.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.49
|
$24.30
RM115.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.81
|
$62.25
RM296.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£93.07
|
$56.25
RM268.27
|
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