Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 23.4% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 60.8% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 17.2% less in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 27.1% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Kuala Lumpur

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

Kuala Lumpur vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.8% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$4.54 MYR19.29	-69.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$4.54 MYR19.29	-62.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$0.84 MYR3.58	-52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.53 MYR2.27	-58.5%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 17.2% less for groceries

	Caracas	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$0.95 MYR4.02	-56.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$7.58 MYR32.17	+55.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$7.22 MYR30.65	-6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$2.36 MYR10.01	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$1.94 MYR8.22	-40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$1.24 MYR5.26	-51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.69 MYR2.93	+5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$1.25 MYR5.31	+39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.63 MYR2.66	-16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.47 MYR1.98	-53.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.51 MYR2.18	-41.2%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 27.1% less for transportation

	Caracas	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$1.77 MYR7.53	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$11.36 MYR48.22	-62.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$37,478.71 MYR159,134.58	+17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$10.22 MYR43.40	-57.1%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Caracas	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$25.27 MYR107.28	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$536.30 MYR2,277.11	+36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$371.69 MYR1,578.19	+1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$50.02 MYR212.40	+533.1%
Average			+134.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$250.80 MYR1,064.92	+154.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$8,920.55 MYR37,876.66	+89.0%
Average			+121.6%

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$4.09 MYR17.36	+172.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$2.92 MYR12.39	+7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$4.09 MYR17.36	+25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$44.75 MYR190.00	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$4.77 MYR20.25	-20.5%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Caracas	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$57.74 MYR245.16	-3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$35.00 MYR148.61	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$76.75 MYR325.89	-32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$73.25 MYR311.04	-12.1%
Average			-16.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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