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Malaysia vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 19.8% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.2% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 26.9% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 32.0% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 25.7% less in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 21.2% less in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% more in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 37.6% less in Malaysia

The cost of groceries and entertainment and sports in Malaysia are more expensive than in Serbia. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and childcare are lower in Malaysia.

Malaysia vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malaysia instead of Serbia, you would:

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pay 63.2% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD832	$3.22 MYR13.31	-60.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD959	$4.41 MYR18.24	-53.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD212	$0.73 MYR3.01	-65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD149	$0.39 MYR1.63	-73.3%
Average			-63.2%

Serbia vs. Malaysia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

	Serbia	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD75	$1.02 MYR4.21	+37.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD471	$7.79 MYR32.19	+67.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD515	$6.67 MYR27.55	+31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD244	$1.99 MYR8.21	-17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD306	$1.93 MYR7.99	-35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD57	$1.28 MYR5.29	+128.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD84	$0.67 MYR2.75	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD76	$1.29 MYR5.34	+72.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD99	$0.73 MYR3.03	-25.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD46	$0.53 MYR2.20	+17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$0.59 MYR2.42	+40.7%
Average			+26.9%

Serbia vs. Malaysia - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

	Serbia	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD696	$1.86 MYR7.67	-73.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,068	$15.26 MYR63.08	-49.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	+15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD837	$6.52 MYR26.93	-21.2%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 25.7% less for housing

	Serbia	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,656	$27.18 MYR112.33	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,785	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,661	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	-18.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,819	$34.37 MYR142.05	-72.9%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 21.2% less for childcare

	Serbia	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,357	$170.62 MYR705.09	-36.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	-5.5%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD252	$3.72 MYR15.38	+49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD205	$2.63 MYR10.85	+29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD447	$4.18 MYR17.26	-5.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,263	$36.40 MYR150.42	+12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD553	$4.62 MYR19.07	-15.6%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 37.6% less for clothing

	Serbia	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,959	$59.37 MYR245.35	-24.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD5,016	$29.69 MYR122.68	-40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,886	$70.68 MYR292.07	-34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,915	$56.86 MYR234.98	-51.7%
Average			-37.6%

Serbia vs. Malaysia - Cost of clothing

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