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
MYR13.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Lesotho
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
|
pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
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