Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 2.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 73.8% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.96
EGP196.53
|
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
EGP240.18
|
$4.23
MYR18.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
EGP15.17
|
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
EGP37.59
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.76
EGP87.62
|
$7.65
MYR34.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
EGP163.77
|
$6.39
MYR28.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
EGP76.58
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
EGP97.78
|
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.57
|
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.64
|
$0.57
MYR2.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.29
|
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
EGP8.85
|
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.26
|
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.22
|
$0.51
MYR2.27
|
|
pay 72.7% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.98
EGP48.65
|
$1.77
MYR7.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.01
EGP596.29
|
$15.69
MYR70.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,154.15
EGP1,447,508.63
|
$34,330.57
MYR153,389.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
EGP131.78
|
$6.94
MYR30.99
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.63
EGP378.63
|
$26.31
MYR117.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$206.11
EGP10,233.24
|
$322.80
MYR1,442.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$111.12
EGP5,517.13
|
$212.35
MYR948.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.85
EGP588.47
|
$33.00
MYR147.44
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.57
EGP3,305.02
|
$163.68
MYR731.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,472.73
EGP73,121.20
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,607.83
|
|
pay 84.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
EGP89.03
|
$3.66
MYR16.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.38
EGP68.36
|
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EGP91.86
|
$4.07
MYR18.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.86
EGP1,085.59
|
$36.32
MYR162.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.68
EGP132.98
|
$4.00
MYR17.86
|
|
pay 28.1% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.44
EGP1,163.95
|
$53.15
MYR237.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.49
EGP2,407.60
|
$30.13
MYR134.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
EGP4,824.65
|
$65.18
MYR291.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.98
EGP1,836.24
|
$57.93
MYR258.85
|
|
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