Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 51.2% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 75.2% less for restaurants
|
Amsterdam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.58
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
€3.10
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.68
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
|
Amsterdam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.98
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.32
|
$7.58
MYR33.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$7.22
MYR32.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
€4.62
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€6.19
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
€1.74
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
|
Amsterdam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.77
|
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$87.51
€84.00
|
$11.36
MYR50.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,207.42
€33,794.79
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,454.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.86
€23.87
|
$10.22
MYR45.67
|
|
pay 69.4% less for housing
|
Amsterdam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
€45.62
|
$25.27
MYR112.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,189.86
€2,101.99
|
$536.30
MYR2,396.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,816.26
€1,743.38
|
$371.69
MYR1,660.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.94
€198.64
|
$50.02
MYR223.51
|
|
pay 63.9% less for childcare
|
Amsterdam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,377.37
€2,281.98
|
$250.80
MYR1,120.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,444.53
€13,864.97
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,857.02
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amsterdam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
€4.03
|
$2.92
MYR13.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.86
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.86
€63.22
|
$44.75
MYR199.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.40
|
$4.77
MYR21.31
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
|
Amsterdam
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.54
€88.83
|
$57.74
MYR257.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.12
€35.63
|
$35.00
MYR156.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
€102.29
|
$76.75
MYR342.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.59
€109.99
|
$73.25
MYR327.30
|
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