Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 32.7% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
$2.36
RM11.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
$0.63
RM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
$0.34
RM1.64
|
|
pay 72.1% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
$6.41
RM30.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
$5.71
RM27.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
$1.88
RM8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
$0.99
RM4.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
$1.04
RM4.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
$0.55
RM2.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
$0.48
RM2.32
|
|
pay 32.0% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
$1.79
RM8.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
$18.01
RM86.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
$5.07
RM24.25
|
|
pay 52.0% more for housing
Moldova
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
|
pay 15.1% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
$144.81
RM692.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
|
pay 91.0% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
$3.43
RM16.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
$2.46
RM11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
$32.59
RM155.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
$3.62
RM17.33
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
$56.25
RM269.08
|
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