Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 85.2% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 42.4% less for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL211.34
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.78
|
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.90
|
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.98
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.70
|
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.58
|
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.30
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.42
|
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.10
|
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.34
|
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.02
|
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.16
|
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.13
|
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.54
|
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL84.59
|
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL518.23
|
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL362,763.62
|
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL102.61
|
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL414.59
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,625.72
|
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,330.13
|
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL535.51
|
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,383.86
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
|
pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.84
|
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.57
|
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.10
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL397.31
|
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL777.35
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL725.53
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,831.09
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,591.17
|
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
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