Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 30.4% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$2.36
MYR11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$3.63
MYR17.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$0.63
MYR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$0.34
MYR1.63
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Mali
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$0.85
MYR4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$6.41
MYR30.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$5.71
MYR27.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$1.40
MYR6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$1.88
MYR8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.99
MYR4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.52
MYR2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$1.04
MYR4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$0.55
MYR2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.35
MYR1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.48
MYR2.31
|
|
pay 47.5% less for transportation
Mali
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$1.79
MYR8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.01
MYR85.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$34,228.03
MYR163,182.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.07
MYR24.17
|
|
pay 58.9% less for housing
Mali
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$26.77
MYR127.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$326.71
MYR1,557.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$217.05
MYR1,034.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$34.40
MYR164.02
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
Mali
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$144.81
MYR690.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$6,108.87
MYR29,124.02
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$3.43
MYR16.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$2.46
MYR11.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$4.06
MYR19.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$32.59
MYR155.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$3.62
MYR17.27
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Mali
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$47.09
MYR224.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$24.30
MYR115.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$62.25
MYR296.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$56.25
MYR268.15
|
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