Malaysia vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaysia Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1625
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$319
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$511
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$30.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$804
$204
💸 GDP per capita
$11867
$2848
😃 Human freedom index
7.06
5.27
❤️ Life expectancy
76.7
74.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
14
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
1%
🎓 Higher education
78
30
😀 Quality of life
63
29
🏙️ Population
35.6M
6.92M

The average cost of living in Malaysia ($694) is 5% less expensive than in Nicaragua ($732). Malaysia ranked 149th vs 140th for Nicaragua in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaysia compared to 0.3 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 61st and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaysia vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for Malaysia and Nicaragua as a population-weighted mean of 34 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Malaysia Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.21
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.97
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$2.69
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.9
$37.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1684
$1193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$580
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$5.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.13
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.79
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6210
$7030

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malaysia

City Cost of living Population
Kuala Lumpur
$866
1.98M
Ipoh
$657
867K
Johor Bahru
$789
798K
Klang
$704
878K
George Town
$754
794K
Subang Jaya
$789
708K
Shah Alam
$681
741K
Petaling Jaya
$731
639K
Kuantan
$552
608K
Kota Bharu
$517
491K
Sandakan
$518
396K
Kota Kinabalu
$687
452K
Seremban
$643
420K
Sungai Petani
$653
545K
Alor Setar
$509
217K
Muar
$771
315K
Kuching
$642
325K
Teluk Intan
$654
233K
Malacca
$689
455K
Chukai
$598
256K
Miri
$658
235K
Kluang
$771
205K
Lahad Datu
$556
200K
Taiping
$552
245K
Kuala Terengganu
$534
255K
Sibu
$592
248K
Batu Pahat
$788
140K
Putrajaya
$584
109K
Tawau
$578
114K
Butterworth
$701
80.4K

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$760
937K
Leon
$735
174K
Chinandega
$770
122K
Masaya
$790
140K
Esteli
$682
112K
Matagalpa
$673
133K
Jinotega
$467
99.4K
Granada
$698
105K
Juigalpa
$768
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$864
14.7K