Malaysia vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaysia Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1625
$4888
🏠 One person rent
$319
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$511
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$804
$3812
💸 GDP per capita
$11867
$86810
😃 Human freedom index
7.06
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
76.7
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
81
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
78
94
😀 Quality of life
63
92
🏙️ Population
35.6M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Malaysia ($694) is 69% less expensive than in Norway ($2219). Malaysia ranked 149th vs 14th for Norway 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 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 61st and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaysia vs Norway

We calculate prices for Malaysia and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 34 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.21
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$99.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.97
$10.7
 Cappuccino
$2.69
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.9
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1684
$7350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$5516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$4.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.13
$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.79
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6210
$11184

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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 Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2721
709K
Bergen
$2242
291K
Trondheim
$2284
192K
Baerum
$2058
132K
Stavanger
$2341
150K
Asker
$2180
100K
Drammen
$1741
105K
Lillestrom
$2155
95.8K
Sandnes
$2004
84.9K
Tromso
$2388
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2181
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1976
59.8K
Kristiansand
$1497
64.9K
Moss
$1949
52.6K
Sarpsborg
$1895
60.1K
Alesund
$1797
52.2K
Skien
$1882
56.9K
Sandefjord
$1997
45.5K
Karmoy
$1616
43.7K
Arendal
$1830
37.8K
Bodo
$1878
42.4K
Porsgrunn
$1818
37.3K
Hamar
$1971
28.5K
Molde
$1986
33.2K
Halden
$1761
32K
Gjovik
$2041
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1978
29K
Kristiansund
$1887
24.6K
Larvik
$1830
26.7K
Jessheim
$2131
23K