Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 50.3% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 78.2% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$2.36
RM11.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$0.63
RM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.34
RM1.64
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Malaysia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$6.41
RM30.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$5.71
RM27.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$1.88
RM8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.99
RM4.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.04
RM4.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.55
RM2.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.48
RM2.32
|
|
pay 55.6% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$1.79
RM8.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$18.01
RM86.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$5.07
RM24.25
|
|
pay 67.4% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
|
pay 47.8% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$144.81
RM692.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Malaysia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$3.43
RM16.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$2.46
RM11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$32.59
RM155.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$3.62
RM17.33
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Malaysia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$56.25
RM269.08
|
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