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Malaysia vs. Vanuatu Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 44.6% cheaper than Vanuatu overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.8% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 49.6% less in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 30.1% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 85.5% less in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 40.4% less in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.1% less in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Malaysia

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

Malaysia vs. Vanuatu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.8% less for restaurants

	Vanuatu	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.52 VUV1,530	$3.22 MYR13.31	-74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 VUV1,168	$4.41 MYR18.24	-53.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 VUV311	$0.73 MYR3.01	-71.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 VUV236	$0.39 MYR1.63	-79.6%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 49.6% less for groceries

	Vanuatu	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 VUV310	$1.02 MYR4.21	-59.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.02 VUV1,224	$7.79 MYR32.19	-22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.06 VUV1,107	$6.67 MYR27.55	-26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 VUV642	$1.99 MYR8.21	-62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.33 VUV1,018	$1.93 MYR7.99	-76.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.11 VUV258	$1.28 MYR5.29	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 VUV108	$0.67 MYR2.75	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 VUV333	$1.29 MYR5.34	-52.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 VUV301	$0.73 MYR3.03	-70.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 VUV240	$0.53 MYR2.20	-72.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 VUV117	$0.59 MYR2.42	-38.7%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 30.1% less for transportation

	Vanuatu	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 VUV869	$1.86 MYR7.67	-73.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.78 VUV8,158	$15.26 MYR63.08	-77.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,956.84 VUV2,804,408	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	+56.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.77 VUV1,071	$6.52 MYR26.93	-25.7%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 85.5% less for housing

	Vanuatu	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$226.79 VUV27,704	$27.18 MYR112.33	-88.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,906.11 VUV232,851	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	-81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,278.71 VUV156,207	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	-80.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$406.43 VUV49,650	$34.37 MYR142.05	-91.5%
Average			-85.5%

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pay 40.4% less for childcare

	Vanuatu	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$617.75 VUV75,464	$170.62 MYR705.09	-72.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,795.22 VUV830,105	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	-8.3%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Vanuatu	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.81 VUV588	$3.72 MYR15.38	-22.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.70 VUV696	$2.63 MYR10.85	-53.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 VUV1,122	$4.18 MYR17.26	-54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.52 VUV8,248	$36.40 MYR150.42	-46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.52 VUV1,530	$4.62 MYR19.07	-63.1%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Vanuatu	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.39 VUV4,079	$59.37 MYR245.35	+77.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.78 VUV8,158	$29.69 MYR122.68	-55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$70.68 MYR292.07
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$56.86 MYR234.98
Average			+11.1%

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