Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 23.2% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,930.15
|
$2.36
RM11.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,178.72
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸270.70
|
$0.63
RM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.07
|
$0.34
RM1.64
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸155.40
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,700.45
|
$6.41
RM30.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,588.26
|
$5.71
RM27.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸558.47
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸812.00
|
$1.88
RM8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸261.78
|
$0.99
RM4.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸338.35
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸342.16
|
$1.04
RM4.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸361.83
|
$0.55
RM2.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.35
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.22
|
$0.48
RM2.32
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸711.62
|
$1.79
RM8.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,040.42
|
$18.01
RM86.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,866,894.39
|
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,261.20
|
$5.07
RM24.25
|
|
pay 34.0% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,181.12
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸140,519.79
|
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸86,962.69
|
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,010.60
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
|
pay 4.7% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,569.40
|
$144.81
RM692.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,011,733.13
|
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
|
pay 92.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸445.32
|
$3.43
RM16.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸722.40
|
$2.46
RM11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸645.64
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,169.88
|
$32.59
RM155.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,893.26
|
$3.62
RM17.33
|
|
pay 28.0% less for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,623.46
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸15,941.27
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,259.80
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸36,944.17
|
$56.25
RM269.08
|
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