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Malaysia vs. Saint Lucia Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 32.4% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 39.4% less in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 21.6% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 37.9% less in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 14.2% less in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.7% less in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 29.6% less in Malaysia

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Malaysia.

Malaysia vs. Saint Lucia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malaysia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:

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pay 54.7% less for restaurants

	Saint Lucia	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.22 MYR13.31	-56.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$4.41 MYR18.24	-40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.73 MYR3.01	-62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 EC$2.63	$0.39 MYR1.63	-59.5%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 39.4% less for groceries

	Saint Lucia	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 EC$4.52	$1.02 MYR4.21	-39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.61 EC$15.17	$7.79 MYR32.19	+38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 EC$20.96	$6.67 MYR27.55	-14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.24 EC$11.46	$1.99 MYR8.21	-53.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$1.93 MYR7.99	-56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$1.28 MYR5.29	-62.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$0.67 MYR2.75	-11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$1.29 MYR5.34	-54.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.01 EC$8.13	$0.73 MYR3.03	-75.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.62 EC$7.09	$0.53 MYR2.20	-79.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.59 MYR2.42	-25.4%
Average			-39.4%

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pay 21.6% less for transportation

	Saint Lucia	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.85 EC$15.82	$1.86 MYR7.67	-68.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$15.26 MYR63.08
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	+25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$6.52 MYR26.93
Average			-21.6%

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pay 37.9% less for housing

	Saint Lucia	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.07 EC$111.00	$27.18 MYR112.33	-33.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$461.11 EC$1,246.17	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	-24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$391.61 EC$1,058.33	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	-36.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.23 EC$214.12	$34.37 MYR142.05	-56.6%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 14.2% less for childcare

	Saint Lucia	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$198.89 EC$537.50	$170.62 MYR705.09	-14.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43
Average			-14.2%

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pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Lucia	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 EC$10.51	$3.72 MYR15.38	-4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.63 MYR10.85	-29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$4.18 MYR17.26	-54.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.03 EC$132.50	$36.40 MYR150.42	-25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.03 EC$19.00	$4.62 MYR19.07	-34.3%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 29.6% less for clothing

	Saint Lucia	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.57 EC$136.67	$59.37 MYR245.35	+17.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.96 EC$145.83	$29.69 MYR122.68	-45.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.92 EC$291.67	$70.68 MYR292.07	-34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.51 EC$350.00	$56.86 MYR234.98	-56.1%
Average			-29.6%

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