Malaysia

Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United Arab Emirates = 1×

Malaysia vs

United Arab Emirates

Overall verdict

Malaysia is about 0.82× United Arab Emirates.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United Arab Emirates = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Arab Emirates. 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

United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates = 1×

Malaysia is pricier →

📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.06
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.97
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.86
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.66
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.63

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

In Malaysia, iPhone (base model, base storage) costs 1.1× what it does in United Arab Emirates — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. Calling this country simply "expensive" hides a gap this wide.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.06

Malaysia AED 3,590 MYR 3,999

United Arab Emirates AED 3,399 AED 3,399

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.02

Malaysia AED 3.65 USD 0.995

United Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.93

Malaysia AED 3.07 USD 0.836

United Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.86

Malaysia AED 196.60 MYR 219

United Arab Emirates AED 229.00 AED 229

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.66

Malaysia AED 12.46 MYR 13.75

United Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.63

Malaysia AED 0.18 USD 0.05

United Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com