Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 49.5% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Austria, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.75
|
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.98
|
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.30
|
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.81
|
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.38
|
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.81
|
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.30
|
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.81
|
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 44.4% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.87
|
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,686.42
|
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.37
|
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
|
pay 61.5% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.56
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€799.91
|
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€675.71
|
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€264.51
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€418.41
|
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,589.37
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.46
|
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.48
|
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€44.00
|
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€12.06
|
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€81.60
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€42.09
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€84.53
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€113.84
|
$57.93
MYR261.17
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