Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 67.9% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.900
|
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.580
|
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.640
|
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.480
|
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.210
|
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
|
pay 46.7% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
|
pay 45.7% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND611.970
|
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND411.830
|
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND249.870
|
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
|
pay 87.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.340
|
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.560
|
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
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