Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 43.7% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 7.3% more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,900
|
$2.98
MYR13.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,550
|
$4.23
MYR18.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,617
|
$0.68
MYR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,139
|
$0.38
MYR1.70
|
|
pay 37.3% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,722
|
$0.91
MYR4.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,580
|
$7.65
MYR34.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,387
|
$6.39
MYR28.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,775
|
$1.97
MYR8.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,887
|
$1.83
MYR8.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,504
|
$1.17
MYR5.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,481
|
$0.57
MYR2.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,034
|
$1.21
MYR5.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,549
|
$0.63
MYR2.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,445
|
$0.43
MYR1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,069
|
$0.51
MYR2.26
|
|
pay 77.7% more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,314
|
$1.77
MYR7.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX165,288
|
$15.69
MYR69.81
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,175,258
|
$34,330.57
MYR152,771.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,900
|
$6.94
MYR30.87
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
|
Uganda
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX257,402
|
$26.31
MYR117.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,110,223
|
$322.80
MYR1,436.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX688,056
|
$212.35
MYR944.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX114,611
|
$33.00
MYR146.85
|
|
pay 41.1% more for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX459,804
|
$163.68
MYR728.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,840,127
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,488.55
|
|
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,950
|
$3.66
MYR16.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX9,945
|
$2.54
MYR11.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,148
|
$4.07
MYR18.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX171,601
|
$36.32
MYR161.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,285
|
$4.00
MYR17.79
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX55,935
|
$53.15
MYR236.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,263
|
$30.13
MYR134.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,001
|
$65.18
MYR290.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX182,601
|
$57.93
MYR257.81
|
|
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