Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 42.7% cheaper than Mississippi.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
Mississippi
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.70
|
$2.36
MYR11.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
|
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Mississippi
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.94
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
|
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.82
|
$5.71
MYR27.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.58
|
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
|
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Mississippi
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
|
$18.01
MYR85.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,747.50
|
$34,228.03
MYR162,206.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.58
|
$5.07
MYR24.02
|
|
pay 69.4% less for housing
Mississippi
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.91
|
$26.77
MYR126.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,020.28
|
$326.71
MYR1,548.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$784.72
|
$217.05
MYR1,028.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.08
|
$34.40
MYR163.03
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
Mississippi
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.61
|
$144.81
MYR686.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,660.00
|
$6,108.87
MYR28,949.92
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mississippi
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.75
|
$3.43
MYR16.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.41
|
$2.46
MYR11.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
|
$32.59
MYR154.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
|
$3.62
MYR17.16
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Mississippi
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
|
$47.09
MYR223.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.77
|
$24.30
MYR115.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.61
|
$62.25
MYR294.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.00
|
$56.25
MYR266.55
|
|
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