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Malaysia vs. Morocco Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 17.5% more expensive than Morocco overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 74.3% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 21.9% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 8.9% more in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 57.3% more in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% more in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 1.8% less in Malaysia

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

Malaysia vs. Morocco Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.7% less for restaurants

	Morocco	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.03 MAD37.31	$3.22 MYR13.31	-20.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 MAD60.52	$4.41 MYR18.24	-32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MAD5.78	$0.73 MYR3.01	+16.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 MAD3.45	$0.39 MYR1.63	+5.3%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 74.3% more for groceries

	Morocco	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MAD4.74	$1.02 MYR4.21	+98.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 MAD46.86	$7.79 MYR32.19	+53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 MAD31.44	$6.67 MYR27.55	+96.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 MAD18.23	$1.99 MYR8.21	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.74 MAD25.33	$1.93 MYR7.99	-29.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 MAD5.98	$1.28 MYR5.29	+98.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 MAD5.63	$0.67 MYR2.75	+9.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 MAD3.43	$1.29 MYR5.34	+248.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MAD3.40	$0.73 MYR3.03	+99.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD3.00	$0.53 MYR2.20	+64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.05	$0.59 MYR2.42	+77.6%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 21.9% less for transportation

	Morocco	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 MAD54.55	$1.86 MYR7.67	-68.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.81 MAD164.77	$15.26 MYR63.08	-14.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,017.64 MAD333,200.03	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	-0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.80 MAD62.87	$6.52 MYR26.93	-4.1%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 8.9% more for housing

	Morocco	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.78 MAD358.74	$27.18 MYR112.33	-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.53 MAD2,585.98	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	+25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.49 MAD1,734.50	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	+32.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.74 MAD293.58	$34.37 MYR142.05	+8.3%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 57.3% more for childcare

	Morocco	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$102.03 MAD943.88	$170.62 MYR705.09	+67.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,226.64 MAD39,100.73	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	+47.4%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Morocco	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.69 MAD34.15	$3.72 MYR15.38	+0.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 MAD15.95	$2.63 MYR10.85	+52.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.22 MAD39.04	$4.18 MYR17.26	-1.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.02 MAD231.49	$36.40 MYR150.42	+45.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 MAD61.98	$4.62 MYR19.07	-31.1%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 1.8% less for clothing

	Morocco	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.30 MAD345.06	$59.37 MYR245.35	+59.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.94 MAD387.97	$29.69 MYR122.68	-29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.29 MAD789.01	$70.68 MYR292.07	-17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.04 MAD657.22	$56.86 MYR234.98	-20.0%
Average			-1.8%

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