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Malaysia vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 0.3% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.4% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 3.3% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 21.9% more in Malaysia
Housing: pay 2.7% less in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 1.9% less in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.9% more in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 43.2% less in Malaysia

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Malaysia are more expensive than in Mongolia. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, and childcare are lower in Malaysia.

Malaysia vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malaysia instead of Mongolia, you would:

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pay 18.4% less for restaurants

	Mongolia	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$3.22 MYR13.31	-42.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$4.41 MYR18.24	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$0.73 MYR3.01	+0.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$0.39 MYR1.63	-14.0%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 3.3% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$1.02 MYR4.21	+10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$7.79 MYR32.19	+32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$6.67 MYR27.55	+26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$1.99 MYR8.21	-2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$1.93 MYR7.99	-26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$1.28 MYR5.29	-4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.67 MYR2.75	-35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$1.29 MYR5.34	-30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$0.73 MYR3.03	-37.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.53 MYR2.20	+72.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.59 MYR2.42	+32.6%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 21.9% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$1.86 MYR7.67	-51.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$15.26 MYR63.08	+83.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	+25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$6.52 MYR26.93	+30.3%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 2.7% less for housing

	Mongolia	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$27.18 MYR112.33	+97.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	-37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$34.37 MYR142.05	-40.7%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 1.9% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$170.62 MYR705.09	+2.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	-6.1%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$3.72 MYR15.38	+91.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$2.63 MYR10.85	+8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$4.18 MYR17.26	+143.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$36.40 MYR150.42	-47.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$4.62 MYR19.07	+18.6%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 43.2% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$59.37 MYR245.35	-27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$29.69 MYR122.68	-54.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$70.68 MYR292.07	-28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$56.86 MYR234.98	-62.2%
Average			-43.2%

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