Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 29.1% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
$2.36
MYR11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
$3.63
MYR17.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
$0.63
MYR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
$0.34
MYR1.63
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
$0.85
MYR4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
$6.41
MYR30.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
$5.71
MYR27.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
$1.40
MYR6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
$1.88
MYR8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$0.99
MYR4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$0.52
MYR2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
$1.04
MYR4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
$0.55
MYR2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.35
MYR1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.48
MYR2.31
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
$1.79
MYR8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
$18.01
MYR85.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
$34,228.03
MYR163,182.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
$5.07
MYR24.17
|
|
pay 34.0% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
$26.77
MYR127.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
$326.71
MYR1,557.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
$217.05
MYR1,034.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
$34.40
MYR164.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
$144.81
MYR690.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
$6,108.87
MYR29,124.02
|
|
pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
$3.43
MYR16.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
$2.46
MYR11.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
$4.06
MYR19.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
$32.59
MYR155.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
$3.62
MYR17.27
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
$47.09
MYR224.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
$24.30
MYR115.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
$62.25
MYR296.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
$56.25
MYR268.15
|
|
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