Malaysia

Compared with China, using real observed prices.

Baseline: China = 1×

Malaysia vs

China

Overall verdict

Malaysia is about 0.91× China.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs China = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is China. A bar running right means Malaysia is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than

China China = 1×

Malaysia is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.22
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.11
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.93
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.82
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.61

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Malaysia, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.2× what it does in China — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.22

Malaysia ¥363.28 MYR 219

China ¥298.00 CNY 298

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.11

Malaysia ¥6,634 MYR 3,999

China ¥5,999 CNY 5,999

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.95

Malaysia ¥6.76 USD 0.995

China ¥7.10 USD 1.045

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.93

Malaysia ¥23.61 MYR 13.75

China ¥25.50 CNY 25.5

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.71

Malaysia ¥5.68 USD 0.836

China ¥8.01 USD 1.179

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.66

Malaysia ¥0.34 USD 0.05

China ¥0.52 USD 0.076

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.57

Malaysia ¥0.20 USD 0.029

China ¥0.35 USD 0.051

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com