Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 20.5% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 26.8% more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
|
pay 27.5% more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
|
pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
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