Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 24.5% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$2.36
MYR11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$3.63
MYR17.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$0.63
MYR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$0.34
MYR1.63
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.85
MYR4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$6.41
MYR30.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$5.71
MYR27.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$1.40
MYR6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$1.88
MYR8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$0.99
MYR4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$0.52
MYR2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$1.04
MYR4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$0.55
MYR2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.35
MYR1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.48
MYR2.31
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$1.79
MYR8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$18.01
MYR85.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$34,228.03
MYR163,182.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$5.07
MYR24.17
|
|
pay 53.9% less for housing
Senegal
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$26.77
MYR127.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$326.71
MYR1,557.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$217.05
MYR1,034.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$34.40
MYR164.02
|
|
pay 10.3% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$144.81
MYR690.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$6,108.87
MYR29,124.02
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$3.43
MYR16.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$2.46
MYR11.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$4.06
MYR19.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$32.59
MYR155.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$3.62
MYR17.27
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$47.09
MYR224.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$24.30
MYR115.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$62.25
MYR296.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$56.25
MYR268.15
|
|
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