Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 6.6% cheaper than Malaysia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 29.0% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 24.0% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 77.5% less for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
|
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