Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 39.3% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
|
pay 51.6% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
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