Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 27.5% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.36
|
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.47
|
$4.23
MYR18.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
|
pay 74.9% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.57
|
$7.65
MYR34.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.26
|
$6.39
MYR28.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.02
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.31
|
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.37
|
$0.57
MYR2.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.51
MYR2.27
|
|
pay 43.9% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.20
|
$1.77
MYR7.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.80
|
$15.69
MYR70.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,300.40
|
$34,330.57
MYR153,389.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.45
|
$6.94
MYR30.99
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.52
|
$26.31
MYR117.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN861.61
|
$322.80
MYR1,442.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN570.03
|
$212.35
MYR948.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN135.16
|
$33.00
MYR147.44
|
|
pay 26.2% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN987.25
|
$163.68
MYR731.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,266.11
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,607.83
|
|
pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
$3.66
MYR16.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.84
|
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.37
|
$4.07
MYR18.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.69
|
$36.32
MYR162.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.04
|
$4.00
MYR17.86
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN194.62
|
$53.15
MYR237.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.63
|
$30.13
MYR134.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN283.98
|
$65.18
MYR291.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN275.34
|
$57.93
MYR258.85
|
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