Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 59.6% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 10.9% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 64.6% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 97.4% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 60.4% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 59.0% more in Colombia

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Colombia are more expensive than in Malaysia. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Colombia.

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Colombia vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.42 MYR13.98	$7.09 COP22,489.29	+107.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 MYR18.95	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+114.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 MYR3.07	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+99.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 MYR1.72	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+171.8%
Average			+114.4%

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pay 10.9% more for groceries

	Malaysia	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 MYR4.49	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+89.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 MYR28.32	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-43.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.18 MYR29.31	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MYR8.53	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 MYR7.75	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+158.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 MYR5.53	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+18.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR2.97	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 MYR4.84	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.83	$0.88 COP2,778.06	+26.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+19.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 MYR2.50	$0.64 COP2,046.26	+5.5%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 64.6% more for transportation

	Malaysia	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 MYR11.29	$4.89 COP15,507.12	+76.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.28 MYR62.39	$57.51 COP183K	+276.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,802.19 MYR167K	$24,696.92 COP78M	-39.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.46 MYR26.37	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+225.7%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 97.4% more for housing

	Malaysia	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.60 MYR112.71	$27.89 COP88,530.84	+1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.41 MYR1,483.90	$745.73 COP2M	+105.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.07 MYR1,082.35	$482.25 COP2M	+81.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.69 MYR149.79	$101.48 COP322K	+176.6%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 60.4% more for childcare

	Malaysia	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.07 MYR943.51	$597.35 COP2M	+158.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,043.53 MYR32,843.35	$8,009.31 COP25M	-0.4%
Average			+60.4%

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 MYR14.73	$2.59 COP8,214.62	-28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 MYR11.29	$2.72 COP8,641.67	-1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.35 MYR17.74	$4.03 COP12,788.35	-7.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.82 MYR158.52	$41.34 COP131K	+6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.73 MYR19.31	$6.65 COP21,122.50	+40.8%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 59.0% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.43 MYR238.60	$82.92 COP263K	+41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.42 MYR124.22	$53.80 COP171K	+76.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.72 MYR317.35	$134.00 COP425K	+72.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.79 MYR317.65	$115.03 COP365K	+47.9%
Average			+59.0%

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