Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Malaysia

Malaysia vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 63.0% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.2% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 88.3% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 0.1% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 24.4% more in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.0% more in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 30.4% more in Malaysia

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Malaysia are more expensive than in Syria. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Malaysia. Notably, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Malaysia.

Malaysia vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malaysia instead of Syria, you would:

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pay 18.2% less for restaurants

	Syria	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$2.98 MYR13.21	-18.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$4.23 MYR18.76	+1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$0.68 MYR3.01	-36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.38 MYR1.70	-19.5%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 88.3% more for groceries

	Syria	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$0.91 MYR4.05	+24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$7.65 MYR33.94	+281.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$6.39 MYR28.34	+78.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$1.97 MYR8.75	-5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$1.83 MYR8.12	-30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$1.17 MYR5.20	+182.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$0.57 MYR2.53	-26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$1.21 MYR5.39	+218.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$0.63 MYR2.80	+97.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$0.43 MYR1.91	+51.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$0.51 MYR2.26	+100.1%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 0.1% less for transportation

	Syria	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$1.77 MYR7.86	-77.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$15.69 MYR69.60	+56.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	$34,330.57 MYR152,324.76	+58.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	$6.94 MYR30.78	-38.4%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 24.4% more for housing

	Syria	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	$26.31 MYR116.76	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$322.80 MYR1,432.27	+59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$212.35 MYR942.20	+101.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	$33.00 MYR146.42	-14.3%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Syria	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	$163.68 MYR726.24	+256.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	$6,626.64 MYR29,402.40	+208.3%
Average			+232.5%

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pay 84.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$3.66 MYR16.23	+2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$2.54 MYR11.27	+154.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$4.07 MYR18.04	+57.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$36.32 MYR161.16	+155.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$4.00 MYR17.74	+49.9%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 30.4% more for clothing

	Syria	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	$53.15 MYR235.82	+146.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	$30.13 MYR133.68	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	$65.18 MYR289.19	-2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$57.93 MYR257.06	-15.7%
Average			+30.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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