Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 35.8% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$2.36
RM11.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$0.63
RM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$0.34
RM1.64
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Spain
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$6.41
RM30.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$5.71
RM27.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$1.88
RM8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.99
RM4.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.04
RM4.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.55
RM2.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.48
RM2.32
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
Spain
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$1.79
RM8.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.37
|
$18.01
RM86.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.26
|
$5.07
RM24.25
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
Spain
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.14
|
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.21
|
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
Spain
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.18
|
$144.81
RM692.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$3.43
RM16.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$2.46
RM11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.64
|
$32.59
RM155.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.89
|
$3.62
RM17.33
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Spain
|
Malaysia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.67
|
$56.25
RM269.08
|
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