Malaysia vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaysia Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1414
$3550
🏠 One person rent
$262
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.6
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$2823
💸 GDP per capita
$11993
$56374
😃 Human freedom index
6.66
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
74.9
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
82
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
89%
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
60
92
🏙️ Population
32.4M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Malaysia ($582) is 63% less expensive than in Sweden ($1578). Malaysia ranked 159th vs 28th for Sweden in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Malaysia compared to 1.8 months in Sweden. Ranked 59th and 11th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaysia vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Malaysia and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 34 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.68
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$7.14
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$573
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$354
$1216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$68.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1609
$5722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$3563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.8
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.59
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5077
$5136

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Malaysia

City Cost of living Population
Kuala Lumpur
$743
1.98M
Shah Alam
$582
741K
Ipoh
$550
867K
Petaling Jaya
$645
639K
George Town
$566
708K
Kuantan
$482
608K
Subang Jaya
$644
708K
Johor Bahru
$623
798K
Klang
$553
878K
Malacca
$602
455K
Sandakan
$465
396K
Chukai
$512
256K
Kota Kinabalu
$574
452K
Teluk Intan
$565
233K
Seremban
$545
420K
Muar
$611
357K
Sungai Petani
$544
545K
Miri
$492
235K
Kuching
$537
325K
Taiping
$638
245K
Kota Bharu
$455
491K
Lahad Datu
$470
200K
Kluang
$610
170K
Kuala Terengganu
$465
255K
Alor Setar
$453
217K
Batu Pahat
$609
140K
Langkawi
$496
85.6K
Butterworth
$578
108K
Bintulu
$479
114K
Sibu
$495
248K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$1981
979K
Gothenburg
$1690
608K
Malmo
$1566
325K
Uppsala
$1512
167K
Helsingborg
$1392
114K
Vasteras
$1263
129K
Linkoping
$1342
116K
Orebro
$1276
127K
Lund
$1480
94.4K
Solna
$1727
85.3K
Jonkoping
$1411
101K
Eskilstuna
$1271
69.9K
Umea
$1210
91.9K
Sodertalje
$1650
76.3K
Taby
$1810
75.4K
Norrkoping
$1228
98.1K
Sollentuna
$2032
76.2K
Halmstad
$1318
71.4K
Karlstad
$1246
67.1K
Lulea
$1114
49.1K
Trollhattan
$1299
50.5K
Uddevalla
$1428
57.3K
Gavle
$1420
79K
Boras
$1250
74K
Sundsvall
$1296
58.8K
Vaxjo
$1382
71.3K
Tumba
$1699
46K
Lidingo
$1742
44.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
52.2K
Skovde
$1465
57.5K