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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU739.65
|
$2.98
MYR13.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU413.68
|
$4.23
MYR19.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU79.36
|
$0.68
MYR3.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU59.34
|
$0.38
MYR1.72
|
|
pay 12.2% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU100.66
|
$0.91
MYR4.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU275.18
|
$7.65
MYR34.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU171.98
|
$6.39
MYR28.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU155.39
|
$1.97
MYR8.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU170.13
|
$1.83
MYR8.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU51.96
|
$1.17
MYR5.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU48.50
|
$0.57
MYR2.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU26.18
|
$1.21
MYR5.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU52.46
|
$0.63
MYR2.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU35.04
|
$0.43
MYR1.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU34.40
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 51.6% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU313.38
|
$1.77
MYR7.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU2,022.07
|
$15.69
MYR70.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,499,348.33
|
$34,330.57
MYR154,762.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU951.38
|
$6.94
MYR31.27
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,696.78
|
$26.31
MYR118.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU26,836.95
|
$322.80
MYR1,455.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,755.68
|
$212.35
MYR957.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU4,059.44
|
$33.00
MYR148.76
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU15,121.74
|
$163.68
MYR737.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU317,614.92
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,872.89
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU145.46
|
$3.66
MYR16.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU168.60
|
$2.54
MYR11.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU216.40
|
$4.07
MYR18.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,268.52
|
$36.32
MYR163.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU423.57
|
$4.00
MYR18.02
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Malaysia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,807.46
|
$53.15
MYR239.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU2,070.12
|
$30.13
MYR135.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,550.75
|
$65.18
MYR293.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,468.43
|
$57.93
MYR261.17
|
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