Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 31.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
Japan
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Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,037
|
$2.62
MYR12.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥774
|
$3.79
MYR17.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Japan
|
Malaysia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥221
|
$0.83
MYR3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥872
|
$7.05
MYR33.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥809
|
$5.70
MYR26.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥313
|
$1.88
MYR8.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥407
|
$1.75
MYR8.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥303
|
$1.07
MYR5.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥174
|
$0.54
MYR2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥278
|
$1.14
MYR5.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥284
|
$0.58
MYR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.48
MYR2.27
|
|
pay 39.3% less for transportation
Japan
|
Malaysia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥657
|
$1.65
MYR7.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,544
|
$14.08
MYR66.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,375,403
|
$32,947.56
MYR155,495.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,847
|
$6.40
MYR30.20
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Japan
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,268
|
$23.98
MYR113.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,647
|
$285.65
MYR1,348.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,643
|
$192.76
MYR909.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,847
|
$32.50
MYR153.40
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
Japan
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,878
|
$152.58
MYR720.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,701,233
|
$5,918.25
MYR27,931.17
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Malaysia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥410
|
$3.27
MYR15.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥432
|
$2.46
MYR11.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥608
|
$3.72
MYR17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,741
|
$31.52
MYR148.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,821
|
$3.61
MYR17.05
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
Japan
|
Malaysia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,085
|
$50.13
MYR236.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,087
|
$26.02
MYR122.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,342
|
$59.27
MYR279.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,457
|
$51.45
MYR242.84
|
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