Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 30.2% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
|
pay 74.6% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
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