Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 19.2% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS504.64
|
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS494.55
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.84
|
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.83
|
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.56
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS447.11
|
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS282.37
|
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.88
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS210.08
|
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS41.01
|
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS74.00
|
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS82.10
|
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.51
|
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.78
|
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.89
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 30.5% more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS252.70
|
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS656.03
|
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,431,554.52
|
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS363.34
|
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
|
pay 22.2% more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,048.06
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,297.67
|
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,716.80
|
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,017.48
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS20,023.01
|
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS536,659.80
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
|
pay 75.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.93
|
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS178.87
|
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS135.75
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,741.48
|
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS378.48
|
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,532.48
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,381.09
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS9,037.65
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,410.67
|
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
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