Cost of living comparison
India is 36.2% cheaper than Malaysia.
If you lived in India instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 19.5% less for restaurants
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.27
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.03
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.64
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 47.2% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.65
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.31
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.99
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.72
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.95
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.62
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.32
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.56
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM86.16
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.25
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 53.6% less for housing
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM692.77
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.39
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.78
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.92
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.33
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM269.08
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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