Cost of living comparison
compared to
India vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary
India is 56.9% cheaper than Malaysia overall.
India vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in India instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.42
MYR13.99
|
$2.22
₹215.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
MYR18.96
|
$3.57
₹345.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MYR3.07
|
$0.37
₹36.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR1.72
|
$0.15
₹14.14
|
|
Malaysia vs. India - Cost of restaurants
pay 61.6% less for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
MYR4.50
|
$0.44
₹42.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MYR28.34
|
$2.34
₹226.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
MYR29.33
|
$2.37
₹228.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MYR8.53
|
$0.89
₹86.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
MYR7.76
|
$1.26
₹121.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
MYR5.53
|
$0.84
₹81.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MYR2.97
|
$0.29
₹28.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
MYR4.84
|
$0.44
₹42.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR2.84
|
$0.21
₹20.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.34
|
$0.15
₹14.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
MYR2.50
|
$0.17
₹16.93
|
|
Malaysia vs. India - Cost of groceries
pay 35.5% less for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
MYR11.30
|
$4.08
₹394.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.28
MYR62.42
|
$8.73
₹845.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,802.19
MYR167K
|
$12,591.59
₹1M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.46
MYR26.39
|
$2.85
₹275.36
|
|
Malaysia vs. India - Cost of transportation
pay 63.9% less for housing
|
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.60
MYR112.77
|
$6.74
₹652.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.41
MYR1,484.73
|
$124.39
₹12,038.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.07
MYR1,082.96
|
$82.02
₹7,937.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.69
MYR149.88
|
$26.32
₹2,547.33
|
|
Malaysia vs. India - Cost of housing
pay 79.1% less for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.07
MYR944.04
|
$51.10
₹4,944.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,043.53
MYR32,861.85
|
$1,587.68
₹154K
|
|
Malaysia vs. India - Cost of childcare
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.61
MYR14.74
|
$1.76
₹170.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR11.29
|
$1.55
₹149.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.35
MYR17.75
|
$4.35
₹420.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.82
MYR158.61
|
$14.86
₹1,437.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.73
MYR19.32
|
$2.93
₹283.43
|
|
Malaysia vs. India - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 53.5% less for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.43
MYR238.74
|
$21.28
₹2,059.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.42
MYR124.29
|
$21.90
₹2,119.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.72
MYR317.53
|
$37.98
₹3,675.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.79
MYR317.83
|
$28.46
₹2,754.47
|
|
Malaysia vs. India - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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