Cost of living comparison
Romania is 51.4% more expensive than Malaysia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7 times more in Romania
- Groceries
-
pay 4.1% less in Romania
- Transportation
-
pay 54.1% more in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 49.0% more in Romania
- Childcare
-
pay 71.3% more in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.0% more in Romania
- Clothing
-
pay 17.6% more in Romania
The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Romania are more expensive than in Malaysia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.21
|
$8.56
RON38.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.76
|
$6.33
RON28.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.01
|
$1.72
RON7.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.70
|
$1.43
RON6.49
|
|
pay 4.1% less for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.05
|
$1.08
RON4.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR33.94
|
$3.79
RON17.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.34
|
$5.46
RON24.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.75
|
$2.83
RON12.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.12
|
$2.70
RON12.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.20
|
$0.47
RON2.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.53
|
$0.66
RON2.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.39
|
$0.65
RON2.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$0.85
RON3.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.91
|
$0.38
RON1.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.26
|
$0.41
RON1.86
|
|
pay 54.1% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.86
|
$5.64
RON25.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR69.60
|
$20.73
RON94.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR152,324.76
|
$25,159.13
RON114,320.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR30.78
|
$6.39
RON29.06
|
|
pay 49.0% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR116.76
|
$8.45
RON38.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,432.27
|
$363.94
RON1,653.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR942.20
|
$266.85
RON1,212.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR146.42
|
$107.36
RON487.85
|
|
pay 71.3% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR726.24
|
$405.62
RON1,843.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,402.40
|
$6,284.14
RON28,554.49
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.23
|
$2.01
RON9.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.27
|
$2.20
RON10.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.04
|
$5.30
RON24.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR161.16
|
$37.40
RON169.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.74
|
$6.19
RON28.12
|
|
pay 17.6% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR235.82
|
$57.67
RON262.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR133.68
|
$34.90
RON158.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR289.19
|
$69.76
RON316.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR257.06
|
$80.53
RON365.92
|
|
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