Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 22.6% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 14.4% less for restaurants
|
Bogota
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
COP21,948.75
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
COP30,409.53
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
COP3,629.85
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,798.74
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
|
Bogota
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
COP5,887.90
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.21
COP9,702.45
|
$7.58
MYR33.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
COP19,716.05
|
$7.22
MYR32.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
COP9,377.49
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
COP9,770.89
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
COP5,227.82
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,103.15
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,433.61
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,351.77
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP2,125.83
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,039.46
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
|
Bogota
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
COP15,378.92
|
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.16
COP176,287.13
|
$11.36
MYR50.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,009.35
COP65,887,315.06
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,454.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
COP55,710.26
|
$10.22
MYR45.67
|
|
pay 6.8% more for housing
|
Bogota
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.88
COP104,823.44
|
$25.27
MYR112.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.11
COP1,879,296.47
|
$536.30
MYR2,396.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.08
COP1,378,736.02
|
$371.69
MYR1,660.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.50
COP283,133.33
|
$50.02
MYR223.51
|
|
pay 14.3% more for childcare
|
Bogota
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.19
COP1,014,867.38
|
$250.80
MYR1,120.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,422.81
COP32,584,272.18
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,857.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bogota
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,068.26
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
COP6,299.12
|
$2.92
MYR13.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
COP10,136.51
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
COP93,840.69
|
$44.75
MYR199.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.62
COP20,273.02
|
$4.77
MYR21.31
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
|
Bogota
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.44
COP225,830.08
|
$57.74
MYR257.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.05
COP184,576.35
|
$35.00
MYR156.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.96
COP372,957.90
|
$76.75
MYR342.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
COP313,001.36
|
$73.25
MYR327.30
|
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