Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.9 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.23
|
$17.76
kr193.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
$11.40
kr124.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.02
|
$2.93
kr31.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.63
|
$2.64
kr28.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
$2.64
kr28.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.55
|
$5.47
kr59.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.22
|
$7.09
kr77.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
$3.54
kr38.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.96
|
$5.56
kr60.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.70
|
$1.28
kr13.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.99
kr10.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.94
|
$1.26
kr13.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.61
|
$1.66
kr18.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.92
kr10.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.31
|
$1.02
kr11.07
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.53
|
$7.56
kr82.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM85.88
|
$69.76
kr760.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,216.36
|
$32,415.05
kr353,333.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.17
|
$21.33
kr232.49
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM127.63
|
$50.38
kr549.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,557.94
|
$954.57
kr10,405.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,035.00
|
$754.37
kr8,222.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.05
|
$157.28
kr1,714.39
|
|
pay 49.2% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM690.52
|
$315.96
kr3,444.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,130.13
|
$4,907.04
kr53,488.25
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.33
|
$8.74
kr95.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.75
|
$4.01
kr43.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
$13.22
kr144.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.41
|
$41.00
kr446.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.27
|
$12.96
kr141.29
|
|
pay 81.9% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM224.54
|
$78.39
kr854.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM115.87
|
$42.70
kr465.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM296.82
|
$99.39
kr1,083.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM268.21
|
$127.08
kr1,385.16
|
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