Malaysia vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaysia Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1728
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1625
$3883
🏠 One person rent
$319
$880
🏘️ Family rent
$511
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$804
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$11867
$57723
😃 Human freedom index
7.06
8.8
❤️ Life expectancy
76.7
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
80
🌐 English speaking %
57.3%
89%
🎓 Higher education
78
95
😀 Quality of life
63
92
🏙️ Population
35.6M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Malaysia ($694) is 60% less expensive than in Sweden ($1728). Malaysia ranked 149th 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 1.2 months in Malaysia compared to 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 61st 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
$3.21
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.97
$7.68
 Cappuccino
$2.69
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$935
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$709
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$89.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.9
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1684
$6199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1051
$4067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$3.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$87.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.13
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$8.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.33
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.79
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$94.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6210
$6191

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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 Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2297
985K
Gothenburg
$1823
675K
Malmo
$1757
339K
Uppsala
$1650
175K
Vasteras
$1494
132K
Orebro
$1325
129K
Linkoping
$1530
117K
Helsingborg
$1485
116K
Taby
$1759
77.7K
Lund
$1619
98.3K
Norrkoping
$1390
98.2K
Solna
$1983
85.8K
Sollentuna
$1968
77.7K
Jonkoping
$1528
103K
Gavle
$1483
86.5K
Eskilstuna
$1446
70.6K
Umea
$1372
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1779
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1482
74.1K
Karlstad
$1460
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1396
70.9K
Lulea
$1522
49.6K
Boras
$1503
75.6K
Sigtuna
$1681
52.7K
Akersberga
$1940
37.7K
Halmstad
$1362
73K
Skovde
$1551
58K
Uddevalla
$1543
57K
Trollhattan
$1353
50.1K
Ostersund
$1522
54K