Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 6.9% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Zambia
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK96.12
|
$2.36
RM11.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK89.12
|
$3.63
RM17.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK22.95
|
$0.63
RM3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK12.21
|
$0.34
RM1.62
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
Zambia
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK24.79
|
$0.85
RM4.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK119.16
|
$6.41
RM30.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK132.81
|
$5.71
RM27.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK45.24
|
$1.40
RM6.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK49.58
|
$1.88
RM8.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK29.48
|
$0.99
RM4.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK17.66
|
$0.52
RM2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK29.73
|
$1.04
RM4.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.78
|
$0.55
RM2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK14.56
|
$0.35
RM1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK18.84
|
$0.48
RM2.30
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK137.51
|
$1.79
RM8.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK801.00
|
$18.01
RM85.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK323,616.29
|
$34,228.03
RM162,155.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK228.45
|
$5.07
RM24.01
|
|
pay 27.6% less for housing
Zambia
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,713.62
|
$26.77
RM126.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK7,177.91
|
$326.71
RM1,547.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK5,048.56
|
$217.05
RM1,028.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,814.25
|
$34.40
RM162.98
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,479.23
|
$144.81
RM686.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK367,813.17
|
$6,108.87
RM28,940.75
|
|
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK31.98
|
$3.43
RM16.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK47.23
|
$2.46
RM11.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK69.49
|
$4.06
RM19.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK736.47
|
$32.59
RM154.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK80.10
|
$3.62
RM17.16
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Malaysia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,155.63
|
$47.09
RM223.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK814.14
|
$24.30
RM115.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,358.81
|
$62.25
RM294.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,763.32
|
$56.25
RM266.47
|
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