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Malaysia vs. Uruguay Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 43.5% cheaper than Uruguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 70.5% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 14.9% less in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 53.5% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 49.1% less in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 45.1% less in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% less in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 42.3% less in Malaysia

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Malaysia.

Malaysia vs. Uruguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malaysia instead of Uruguay, you would:

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pay 70.5% less for restaurants

	Uruguay	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.91 UYU749.83	$3.22 MYR13.31	-83.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.15 UYU442.15	$4.41 MYR18.24	-60.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 UYU82.04	$0.73 MYR3.01	-64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 UYU59.67	$0.39 MYR1.63	-73.9%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 14.9% less for groceries

	Uruguay	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 UYU98.92	$1.02 MYR4.21	-59.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 UYU282.69	$7.79 MYR32.19	+9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42 UYU175.06	$6.67 MYR27.55	+51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.13 UYU163.75	$1.99 MYR8.21	-51.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 UYU189.06	$1.93 MYR7.99	-59.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 UYU47.94	$1.28 MYR5.29	+5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 UYU42.91	$0.67 MYR2.75	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 UYU24.23	$1.29 MYR5.34	+111.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 UYU63.04	$0.73 MYR3.03	-53.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 UYU35.63	$0.53 MYR2.20	-40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 UYU37.31	$0.59 MYR2.42	-37.8%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 53.5% less for transportation

	Uruguay	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.29 UYU289.17	$1.86 MYR7.67	-74.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.38 UYU1,997.34	$15.26 MYR63.08	-69.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,912.71 UYU1,423,689.38	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.33 UYU845.39	$6.52 MYR26.93	-69.4%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 49.1% less for housing

	Uruguay	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.55 UYU1,567.99	$27.18 MYR112.33	-31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$657.18 UYU26,052.74	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$493.59 UYU19,567.39	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	-49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.50 UYU4,301.40	$34.37 MYR142.05	-68.3%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 45.1% less for childcare

	Uruguay	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$485.40 UYU19,242.74	$170.62 MYR705.09	-64.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,353.42 UYU331,154.91	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	-25.4%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Uruguay	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.70 UYU146.55	$3.72 MYR15.38	+0.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 UYU163.70	$2.63 MYR10.85	-36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.51 UYU218.61	$4.18 MYR17.26	-24.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.33 UYU2,114.09	$36.40 MYR150.42	-31.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.86 UYU390.86	$4.62 MYR19.07	-53.2%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 42.3% less for clothing

	Uruguay	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.21 UYU3,338.42	$59.37 MYR245.35	-29.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.56 UYU2,004.52	$29.69 MYR122.68	-41.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$126.88 UYU5,029.90	$70.68 MYR292.07	-44.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.58 UYU4,899.10	$56.86 MYR234.98	-54.0%
Average			-42.3%

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