Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 54.1% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Norway, you would:
pay 79.1% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK197.72
|
$2.62
MYR12.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK125.10
|
$3.79
MYR17.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK31.95
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK26.83
|
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
Norway
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK31.56
|
$0.83
MYR3.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK55.79
|
$7.05
MYR33.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK78.90
|
$5.70
MYR26.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK39.74
|
$1.88
MYR8.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK61.89
|
$1.75
MYR8.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.04
|
$1.07
MYR5.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.30
|
$0.54
MYR2.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.23
|
$1.14
MYR5.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK18.93
|
$0.58
MYR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK9.96
|
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.81
|
$0.48
MYR2.27
|
|
pay 57.9% less for transportation
Norway
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK80.70
|
$1.65
MYR7.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK795.62
|
$14.08
MYR66.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK359,850.69
|
$32,947.56
MYR155,495.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK229.58
|
$6.40
MYR30.20
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Norway
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK540.72
|
$23.98
MYR113.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,224.21
|
$285.65
MYR1,348.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,511.36
|
$192.76
MYR909.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,416.30
|
$32.50
MYR153.40
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
Norway
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,136.79
|
$152.58
MYR720.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK79,682.17
|
$5,918.25
MYR27,931.17
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK98.81
|
$3.27
MYR15.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK48.89
|
$2.46
MYR11.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK144.41
|
$3.72
MYR17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK461.72
|
$31.52
MYR148.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK140.52
|
$3.61
MYR17.05
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
Norway
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK884.05
|
$50.13
MYR236.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK438.01
|
$26.02
MYR122.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK983.77
|
$59.27
MYR279.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,314.35
|
$51.45
MYR242.84
|
|
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