Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 77.9% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$2.36
RM11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,851
|
$3.63
RM17.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS356
|
$0.63
RM3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.34
RM1.63
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
$0.85
RM4.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,414
|
$6.41
RM30.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,035
|
$5.71
RM27.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
$1.40
RM6.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
$1.88
RM8.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS959
|
$0.99
RM4.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS379
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS724
|
$1.04
RM4.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.55
RM2.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS275
|
$0.48
RM2.31
|
|
pay 37.6% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,194
|
$1.79
RM8.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,232
|
$18.01
RM85.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,775,064
|
$34,228.03
RM163,216.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,474
|
$5.07
RM24.17
|
|
pay 32.4% more for housing
Somalia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,376
|
$26.77
RM127.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,647
|
$326.71
RM1,557.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,342
|
$217.05
RM1,035.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,766
|
$34.40
RM164.05
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,577
|
$144.81
RM690.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS541,649
|
$6,108.87
RM29,130.13
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,561
|
$3.43
RM16.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS638
|
$2.46
RM11.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,098
|
$4.06
RM19.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,610
|
$32.59
RM155.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,281
|
$3.62
RM17.27
|
|
pay 95.3% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,287
|
$47.09
RM224.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,688
|
$24.30
RM115.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,163
|
$62.25
RM296.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,173
|
$56.25
RM268.21
|
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