Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 13.3% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
$2.36
RM11.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
$0.63
RM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.34
RM1.64
|
|
pay 56.5% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
$6.41
RM30.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
$5.71
RM27.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
$1.88
RM8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.99
RM4.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
$1.04
RM4.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
$0.55
RM2.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.48
RM2.32
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
$1.79
RM8.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
$18.01
RM86.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
$5.07
RM24.25
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
$144.81
RM692.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
|
pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
$3.43
RM16.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
$2.46
RM11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
$32.59
RM155.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$3.62
RM17.33
|
|
pay 79.7% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
$56.25
RM269.08
|
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