Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 1.4% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY238.77
|
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY238.80
|
$4.23
MYR18.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.57
|
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.62
|
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
|
pay 70.5% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY35.07
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.75
|
$7.65
MYR34.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.89
|
$6.39
MYR28.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.32
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.85
|
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.78
|
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.16
|
$0.57
MYR2.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.37
|
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.61
|
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.56
|
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.35
|
$0.51
MYR2.27
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY152.01
|
$1.77
MYR7.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY665.76
|
$15.69
MYR70.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,548,620.76
|
$34,330.57
MYR153,389.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY217.43
|
$6.94
MYR30.99
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY390.66
|
$26.31
MYR117.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,300.31
|
$322.80
MYR1,442.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,626.66
|
$212.35
MYR948.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,536.30
|
$33.00
MYR147.44
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,118.02
|
$163.68
MYR731.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY238,167.86
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,607.83
|
|
pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.85
|
$3.66
MYR16.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.58
|
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY66.03
|
$4.07
MYR18.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,255.58
|
$36.32
MYR162.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY176.24
|
$4.00
MYR17.86
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,476.82
|
$53.15
MYR237.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,407.83
|
$30.13
MYR134.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,053.74
|
$65.18
MYR291.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,570.33
|
$57.93
MYR258.85
|
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