Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 98.5% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$2.36
RM11.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.63
RM17.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.63
RM3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.34
RM1.62
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.85
RM4.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.41
RM30.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$5.71
RM27.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.40
RM6.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.88
RM8.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.99
RM4.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.52
RM2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.04
RM4.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.55
RM2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.35
RM1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.48
RM2.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$1.79
RM8.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$18.01
RM85.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$34,228.03
RM162,155.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$5.07
RM24.01
|
|
pay 25.8% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$26.77
RM126.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$326.71
RM1,547.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$217.05
RM1,028.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$34.40
RM162.98
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$144.81
RM686.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$6,108.87
RM28,940.75
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$3.43
RM16.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.46
RM11.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$4.06
RM19.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$32.59
RM154.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$3.62
RM17.16
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$47.09
RM223.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$24.30
RM115.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$62.25
RM294.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$56.25
RM266.47
|
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