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Malaysia vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 39.6% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 95.6% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 28.3% more in Malaysia
Housing: pay 45.9% more in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 37.6% more in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.5% more in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 16.4% more in Malaysia

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, transportation, and clothing in Malaysia are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Malaysia.

Malaysia vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malaysia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:

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pay 17.1% less for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 KGS433.33	$3.22 MYR13.31	-35.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 KGS625.00	$4.41 MYR18.24	-38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS62.22	$0.73 MYR3.01	+2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 KGS33.53	$0.39 MYR1.63	+2.6%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 95.6% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.35 KGS30.46	$1.02 MYR4.21	+192.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 KGS301.80	$7.79 MYR32.19	+125.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.24	$6.67 MYR27.55	+86.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 KGS141.14	$1.99 MYR8.21	+23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 KGS161.84	$1.93 MYR7.99	+4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 KGS30.30	$1.28 MYR5.29	+269.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS61.66	$0.67 MYR2.75	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 KGS84.93	$1.29 MYR5.34	+33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 KGS46.49	$0.73 MYR3.03	+37.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.44	$0.53 MYR2.20	+107.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.43	$0.59 MYR2.42	+177.7%
Average			+95.6%

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pay 28.3% more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 KGS270.13	$1.86 MYR7.67	-39.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	$15.26 MYR63.08	+29.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	+18.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.17 KGS277.00	$6.52 MYR26.93	+105.7%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 45.9% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.52 KGS832.78	$27.18 MYR112.33	+185.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	-4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	-5.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	$34.37 MYR142.05	+8.0%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 37.6% more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	$170.62 MYR705.09	+0.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	+74.6%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.30 KGS113.33	$3.72 MYR15.38	+187.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 KGS173.21	$2.63 MYR10.85	+32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KGS165.00	$4.18 MYR17.26	+121.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	$36.40 MYR150.42	-0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 KGS360.00	$4.62 MYR19.07	+12.1%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 16.4% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	$59.37 MYR245.35	+101.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	$29.69 MYR122.68	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	$70.68 MYR292.07	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	$56.86 MYR234.98	-8.2%
Average			+16.4%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Malaysia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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