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Malaysia vs. Liechtenstein Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 63.5% cheaper than Liechtenstein overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.8% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 54.2% less in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 62.3% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 72.4% less in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 48.5% less in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.8% less in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 58.7% less in Malaysia

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Malaysia.

Malaysia vs. Liechtenstein Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.8% less for restaurants

	Liechtenstein	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$32.32 CHF25.95	$3.22 MYR13.31	-90.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF15.07	$4.41 MYR18.24	-76.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.59 CHF3.68	$0.73 MYR3.01	-84.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$5.42 CHF4.35	$0.39 MYR1.63	-92.7%
Average			-85.8%

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pay 54.2% less for groceries

	Liechtenstein	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.92 CHF3.15	$1.02 MYR4.21	-74.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.08 CHF11.30	$7.79 MYR32.19	-44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.77 CHF7.85	$6.67 MYR27.55	-31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.73 CHF7.81	$1.99 MYR8.21	-79.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.26 CHF9.04	$1.93 MYR7.99	-82.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 CHF1.32	$1.28 MYR5.29	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.82 CHF1.46	$0.67 MYR2.75	-63.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.93 CHF1.55	$1.29 MYR5.34	-33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.15 CHF1.72	$0.73 MYR3.03	-65.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CHF0.97	$0.53 MYR2.20	-55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.82	$0.59 MYR2.42	-43.0%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 62.3% less for transportation

	Liechtenstein	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.08 CHF7.29	$1.86 MYR7.67	-79.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.47 CHF71.82	$15.26 MYR63.08	-82.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,601.63 CHF28,580.17	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	+0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.96 CHF41.71	$6.52 MYR26.93	-87.5%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 72.4% less for housing

	Liechtenstein	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.58 CHF51.84	$27.18 MYR112.33	-57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.69 CHF1,144.51	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	-75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,334.70 CHF1,071.46	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	-81.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.55 CHF108.82	$34.37 MYR142.05	-74.6%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 48.5% less for childcare

	Liechtenstein	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$312.82 CHF251.12	$170.62 MYR705.09	-45.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,813.07 CHF10,286.04	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	-51.4%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Liechtenstein	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.67 CHF5.36	$3.72 MYR15.38	-44.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.37 CHF5.11	$2.63 MYR10.85	-58.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.51 CHF10.04	$4.18 MYR17.26	-66.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.21 CHF81.25	$36.40 MYR150.42	-64.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$23.36 CHF18.75	$4.62 MYR19.07	-80.2%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 58.7% less for clothing

	Liechtenstein	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$131.38 CHF105.47	$59.37 MYR245.35	-54.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.18 CHF42.69	$29.69 MYR122.68	-44.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$179.35 CHF143.98	$70.68 MYR292.07	-60.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$229.40 CHF184.16	$56.86 MYR234.98	-75.2%
Average			-58.7%

Liechtenstein vs. Malaysia - Cost of clothing

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