Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 17.5% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 59.7% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,220
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,017
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD258
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 21.3% more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD560
|
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD552
|
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD347
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD82
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 19.3% less for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD762
|
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,237
|
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
|
pay 34.3% less for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,066
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD93,276
|
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,546
|
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,109
|
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD859,787
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD336
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD272
|
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD458
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD813
|
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,843
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,289
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,884
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
|
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