Cost of living comparison

Bogota, Colombia

compared to

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur vs. Bogota Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 22.6% more expensive than Bogota.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 42.6% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 2.3% more in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 6.8% more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 14.3% more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 2.9% less in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, housing, and transportation in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in Bogota. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur vs. Bogota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Bogota, you would:

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pay 14.4% less for restaurants

	Bogota	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 COP20,679.66	$4.54 MYR19.29	-9.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 COP28,651.23	$4.54 MYR19.29	-34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 COP3,419.97	$0.84 MYR3.58	+2.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 COP2,636.91	$0.53 MYR2.27	-16.2%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 42.6% more for groceries

	Bogota	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 COP5,547.46	$0.95 MYR4.02	-29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 COP9,141.44	$7.58 MYR32.17	+242.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.49 COP18,576.05	$7.22 MYR30.65	+60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 COP8,835.27	$2.36 MYR10.01	+10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 COP9,205.93	$1.94 MYR8.22	-13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 COP4,925.55	$1.24 MYR5.26	+4.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 COP1,981.54	$0.69 MYR2.93	+44.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 COP2,292.90	$1.25 MYR5.31	+125.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 COP2,215.79	$0.63 MYR2.66	+16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 COP2,002.91	$0.47 MYR1.98	-3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 COP1,921.53	$0.51 MYR2.18	+10.3%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 2.3% more for transportation

	Bogota	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 COP14,489.70	$1.77 MYR7.53	-49.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.16 COP166,094.06	$11.36 MYR48.22	-71.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,009.35 COP62,077,656.74	$37,478.71 MYR159,134.58	+149.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 COP52,489.05	$10.22 MYR43.40	-19.5%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 6.8% more for housing

	Bogota	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.88 COP98,762.46	$25.27 MYR107.28	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.11 COP1,770,634.02	$536.30 MYR2,277.11	+25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$314.08 COP1,299,016.38	$371.69 MYR1,578.19	+18.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.50 COP266,762.33	$50.02 MYR212.40	-22.4%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 14.3% more for childcare

	Bogota	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.19 COP956,186.92	$250.80 MYR1,064.92	+8.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,422.81 COP30,700,222.97	$8,920.55 MYR37,876.66	+20.2%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bogota	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.15 COP4,775.20	$4.09 MYR17.36	+254.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 COP5,934.90	$2.92 MYR12.39	+103.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 COP9,550.41	$4.09 MYR17.36	+77.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.38 COP88,414.75	$44.75 MYR190.00	+109.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 COP19,100.82	$4.77 MYR20.25	+3.3%
Average			+109.4%

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pay 2.9% less for clothing

	Bogota	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.44 COP212,772.40	$57.74 MYR245.16	+12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.05 COP173,904.00	$35.00 MYR148.61	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.96 COP351,393.17	$76.75 MYR325.89	-9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.30 COP294,903.36	$73.25 MYR311.04	+2.7%
Average			-2.9%

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