Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 3.0% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
|
Georgia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
|
pay 27.2% more for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
|
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