Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 31.8% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Albania
Groceries: pay 2.7% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 66.4% more in Albania
Housing: pay 38.2% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 28.0% less in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 31.6% more in Albania

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Albania are more expensive than in Malaysia. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Albania. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Albania.

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Albania vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.42 MYR13.98	$9.26 ALL752	+170.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 MYR18.95	$8.38 ALL680	+80.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 MYR3.07	$1.93 ALL157	+157.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MYR1.72	$0.87 ALL71	+106.0%
Average			+127.3%

Malaysia vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

	Malaysia	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 MYR4.49	$1.04 ALL84	-5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 MYR28.32	$5.44 ALL442	-21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.18 MYR29.31	$7.68 ALL624	+7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MYR8.53	$3.12 ALL254	+49.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 MYR7.75	$3.48 ALL283	+83.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 MYR5.53	$0.72 ALL58	-46.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.97	$1.06 ALL86	+46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 MYR4.84	$0.76 ALL61	-36.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.83	$0.70 ALL57	+0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$0.46 ALL37	-19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 MYR2.50	$0.52 ALL42	-14.5%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 66.4% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 MYR11.29	$8.37 ALL679	+202.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.28 MYR62.39	$19.20 ALL1,559	+25.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,802.19 MYR167K	$30,477.94 ALL2M	-25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.46 MYR26.37	$29.52 ALL2,397	+357.0%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 38.2% more for housing

	Malaysia	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.60 MYR112.71	$16.78 ALL1,363	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.41 MYR1,483.90	$559.99 ALL45,481	+54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.07 MYR1,082.35	$345.46 ALL28,057	+30.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.69 MYR149.79	$58.30 ALL4,735	+58.9%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 28.0% less for childcare

	Malaysia	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.07 MYR943.51	$196.72 ALL15,977	-14.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,043.53 MYR32,843.35	$4,891.77 ALL397K	-39.2%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 MYR14.73	$2.71 ALL220	-24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 MYR11.29	$1.97 ALL160	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.35 MYR17.74	$4.42 ALL359	+1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.82 MYR158.52	$53.63 ALL4,356	+38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.73 MYR19.31	$8.11 ALL659	+71.6%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 31.6% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.43 MYR238.60	$56.21 ALL4,566	-3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.42 MYR124.22	$43.02 ALL3,494	+41.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.72 MYR317.35	$100.53 ALL8,165	+29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.79 MYR317.65	$132.41 ALL10,754	+70.2%
Average			+31.6%

Malaysia vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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