Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 41.1% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.76
|
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.59
|
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.98
|
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.99
|
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.06
|
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.59
|
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.19
|
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.25
|
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.26
|
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
|
pay 57.7% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€817.49
|
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€670.49
|
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
|
pay 34.9% less for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€396.35
|
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.28
|
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.43
|
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€56.37
|
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.29
|
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
|
pay 39.7% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€102.09
|
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
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