Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 8.8% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 56.6% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$2.36
RM11.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$0.63
RM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.34
RM1.64
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
Poland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$6.41
RM30.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$5.71
RM27.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$1.88
RM8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$0.99
RM4.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$1.04
RM4.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.55
RM2.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.48
RM2.32
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
Poland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$1.79
RM8.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$18.01
RM86.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$5.07
RM24.25
|
|
pay 12.1% less for housing
Poland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
|
pay 0.1% more for childcare
Poland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$144.81
RM692.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$3.43
RM16.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$2.46
RM11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$32.59
RM155.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$3.62
RM17.33
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Poland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$56.25
RM269.08
|
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