Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 11.7% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
$120.47
|
$2.36
RM11.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
$65.47
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$14.25
|
$0.63
RM3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
$12.94
|
$0.34
RM1.63
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.72
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
$55.69
|
$6.41
RM30.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
$82.12
|
$5.71
RM27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
$39.92
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
$40.21
|
$1.88
RM8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
$16.79
|
$0.99
RM4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
$12.72
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
$12.07
|
$1.04
RM4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
$12.35
|
$0.55
RM2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
$8.33
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$6.34
|
$0.48
RM2.31
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
$83.24
|
$1.79
RM8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.42
|
$18.01
RM85.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
$209,505.20
|
$34,228.03
RM163,250.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
$133.04
|
$5.07
RM24.18
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Namibia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
$1,068.37
|
$26.77
RM127.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
$7,099.90
|
$326.71
RM1,558.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
$5,704.53
|
$217.05
RM1,035.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
$1,075.61
|
$34.40
RM164.08
|
|
pay 57.0% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
$2,290.94
|
$144.81
RM690.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
$60,613.35
|
$6,108.87
RM29,136.24
|
|
pay 52.0% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
$24.88
|
$3.43
RM16.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
$27.37
|
$2.46
RM11.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
$47.66
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
$750.29
|
$32.59
RM155.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
$89.04
|
$3.62
RM17.27
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
$772.55
|
$47.09
RM224.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
$494.83
|
$24.30
RM115.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
$1,977.21
|
$62.25
RM296.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
$1,194.82
|
$56.25
RM268.27
|
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