Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Belgium

Belgium vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Belgium is 2.3 times more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.5 times more in Belgium
Groceries: pay 39.4% more in Belgium
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Belgium
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Belgium
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Belgium
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.9% more in Belgium
Clothing: pay 53.4% more in Belgium

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

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Belgium vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.5 times more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Belgium
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.42 MYR13.99	$21.51 €19.20	+528.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 MYR18.96	$12.72 €11.35	+174.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 MYR3.07	$3.15 €2.81	+319.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MYR1.72	$2.69 €2.41	+539.0%
Average			+352.1%

Malaysia vs. Belgium - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.4% more for groceries

	Malaysia	Belgium
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 MYR4.50	$2.56 €2.28	+132.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 MYR28.34	$7.21 €6.43	+3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.18 MYR29.33	$4.74 €4.23	-34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MYR8.53	$3.84 €3.43	+83.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 MYR7.75	$5.29 €4.72	+178.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 MYR5.53	$1.23 €1.10	-9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.97	$0.99 €0.88	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 MYR4.84	$1.12 €1.00	-5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.84	$1.26 €1.13	+81.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$0.99 €0.88	+73.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 MYR2.50	$0.79 €0.70	+28.5%
Average			+39.4%

Malaysia vs. Belgium - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Malaysia	Belgium
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 MYR11.30	$7.52 €6.71	+172.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.28 MYR62.42	$50.17 €44.78	+228.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,802.19 MYR167K	$34,462.94 €30,759.48	-15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.46 MYR26.39	$26.26 €23.44	+306.6%
Average			+109.0%

Malaysia vs. Belgium - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Malaysia	Belgium
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.60 MYR112.76	$51.15 €45.65	+85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.41 MYR1,484.66	$940.80 €839.70	+158.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.07 MYR1,082.90	$826.78 €737.93	+211.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.69 MYR149.87	$167.89 €149.85	+357.7%
Average			+198.8%

Malaysia vs. Belgium - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Malaysia	Belgium
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.07 MYR943.99	$923.48 €824.24	+299.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,043.53 MYR32,860.24	$22,984.85 €20,514.85	+185.8%
Average			+237.9%

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pay 64.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Belgium
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 MYR14.74	$4.94 €4.41	+36.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 MYR11.29	$4.03 €3.59	+45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.35 MYR17.75	$12.32 €10.99	+183.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.82 MYR158.61	$36.18 €32.29	-6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.73 MYR19.32	$14.23 €12.70	+201.0%
Average			+64.9%

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pay 53.4% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Belgium
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.43 MYR238.72	$100.04 €89.29	+71.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.42 MYR124.29	$43.19 €38.55	+42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.72 MYR317.51	$96.42 €86.06	+24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.79 MYR317.81	$142.81 €127.46	+83.6%
Average			+53.4%

Malaysia vs. Belgium - Cost of clothing

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