Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 10.0% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
|
pay 42.8% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
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