Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 31.7% cheaper than Malaysia.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.9% less for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Nepal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.27
|
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.03
|
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.64
|
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.65
|
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.31
|
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.99
|
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.72
|
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.95
|
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.62
|
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.32
|
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.56
|
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM86.16
|
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.25
|
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
|
pay 62.4% less for housing
Malaysia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM692.77
|
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
|
pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.39
|
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.78
|
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.92
|
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.33
|
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM269.08
|
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
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