Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 26.9% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 40.5% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.71
|
$2.36
RM11.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.62
|
$3.63
RM17.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.56
|
$0.63
RM3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.86
|
$0.34
RM1.62
|
|
pay 62.8% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.78
|
$0.85
RM4.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL67.69
|
$6.41
RM30.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL90.69
|
$5.71
RM27.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.91
|
$1.40
RM6.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.83
|
$1.88
RM8.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.40
|
$0.99
RM4.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.57
|
$0.52
RM2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.48
|
$1.04
RM4.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.17
|
$0.55
RM2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.61
|
$0.35
RM1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.84
|
$0.48
RM2.30
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL87.06
|
$1.79
RM8.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL545.74
|
$18.01
RM85.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL311,852.69
|
$34,228.03
RM162,155.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL469.96
|
$5.07
RM24.01
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL989.61
|
$26.77
RM126.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,548.58
|
$326.71
RM1,547.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,210.49
|
$217.05
RM1,028.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,285.12
|
$34.40
RM162.98
|
|
pay 53.1% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,332.06
|
$144.81
RM686.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL61,492.84
|
$6,108.87
RM28,940.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.71
|
$3.43
RM16.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.71
|
$2.46
RM11.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL38.00
|
$4.06
RM19.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL502.43
|
$32.59
RM154.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL57.17
|
$3.62
RM17.16
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL989.21
|
$47.09
RM223.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL519.75
|
$24.30
RM115.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,734.94
|
$62.25
RM294.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,975.07
|
$56.25
RM266.47
|
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