Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.1 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.27
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.03
|
$1.50
$289.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.64
|
$2.67
$514.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
$1.36
$263.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.65
|
$10.00
$1,931.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.31
|
$6.37
$1,230.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
$5.33
$1,029.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.99
|
$4.48
$864.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.72
|
$0.91
$175.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$1.25
$241.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.95
|
$1.81
$350.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.62
|
$2.36
$455.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$1.04
$201.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.32
|
$1.82
$350.96
|
|
pay 66.7% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.56
|
$3.94
$760.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM86.16
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
$5,069.87
$978,992.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.25
|
$13.44
$2,595.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
$49.87
$9,630.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
$680.33
$131,372.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
$158.33
$30,574.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
$209.64
$40,481.72
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM692.77
|
$132.44
$25,574.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
$1,227.33
$236,997.84
|
|
pay 73.6% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.39
|
$2.50
$482.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.78
|
$3.67
$708.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
$6.87
$1,327.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.92
|
$66.50
$12,841.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.33
|
$9.87
$1,906.84
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
$11.22
$2,165.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
$26.58
$5,133.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
$48.33
$9,333.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM269.08
|
$36.50
$7,048.12
|
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