Cost of living comparison
India is 39.2% cheaper than Malaysia.
If you lived in India instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
$2.40
₹203.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
$3.90
₹331.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
$0.40
₹33.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
$0.17
₹14.11
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
$0.46
₹39.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
$2.54
₹215.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
$2.56
₹217.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
$0.94
₹79.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
$1.37
₹116.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
$0.88
₹75.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
$0.32
₹27.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
$0.48
₹40.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
$0.24
₹20.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
$0.16
₹13.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.19
₹15.94
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
$4.62
₹392.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
$10.12
₹860.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
$13,525.56
₹1,148,980.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
$2.94
₹249.64
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
$7.39
₹627.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
$138.05
₹11,727.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
$90.33
₹7,673.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
$29.97
₹2,545.81
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
$55.73
₹4,734.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
$1,565.54
₹132,990.75
|
|
pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
$1.84
₹155.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
$1.59
₹134.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
$3.59
₹305.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
$15.33
₹1,302.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
$3.35
₹284.78
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
$24.02
₹2,040.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
$25.36
₹2,154.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
$41.62
₹3,535.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
$31.12
₹2,643.32
|
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