Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 28.3% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.79
|
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.40
|
$4.23
MYR18.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.52
|
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.48
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.31
|
$7.65
MYR34.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.81
|
$6.39
MYR28.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.42
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.33
|
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.73
|
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.05
|
$0.57
MYR2.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.38
|
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.30
|
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.05
|
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.19
|
$0.51
MYR2.27
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.75
|
$1.77
MYR7.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD172.36
|
$15.69
MYR70.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD338,943.62
|
$34,330.57
MYR153,389.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD56.07
|
$6.94
MYR30.99
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD326.92
|
$26.31
MYR117.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,599.05
|
$322.80
MYR1,442.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,704.98
|
$212.35
MYR948.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD276.84
|
$33.00
MYR147.44
|
|
pay 89.0% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD929.80
|
$163.68
MYR731.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD33,162.69
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,607.83
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.32
|
$3.66
MYR16.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.51
|
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.43
|
$4.07
MYR18.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD227.60
|
$36.32
MYR162.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.65
|
$4.00
MYR17.86
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD335.15
|
$53.15
MYR237.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD359.91
|
$30.13
MYR134.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD722.66
|
$65.18
MYR291.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD614.28
|
$57.93
MYR258.85
|
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