Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 92.6% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
$10.23
€9.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
$1.37
€1.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
$5.17
€4.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
$4.66
€4.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
$3.05
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
$0.77
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
$0.37
€0.35
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
$6.76
€6.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
$39.41
€37.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
$9.07
€8.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
$467.65
€443.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
$322.68
€306.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
$427.69
€405.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
|
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
$3.87
€3.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
$3.06
€2.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
$42.71
€40.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
$10.00
€9.49
|
|
pay 56.2% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
$120.68
€114.45
|
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