Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 13.0% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,319.88
|
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP28,866.03
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,420.47
|
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,596.14
|
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
|
pay 42.0% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,544.20
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,436.58
|
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP16,920.17
|
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,810.66
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,542.92
|
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,671.58
|
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,982.92
|
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,405.97
|
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,994.35
|
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,181.99
|
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,974.68
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,315.06
|
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP149,578.92
|
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP76,918,269.57
|
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP61,463.60
|
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
Colombia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP99,735.22
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,187,640.16
|
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,028,326.59
|
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP289,496.72
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
|
pay 18.8% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP831,197.30
|
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,028,002.64
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
|
pay 92.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,030.61
|
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,122.11
|
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,123.34
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP97,895.54
|
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP15,929.76
|
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP226,793.29
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP166,649.09
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP355,773.16
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP301,195.02
|
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
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