Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 63.3% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.8% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Groceries
-
pay 62.4% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Transportation
-
pay 69.4% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Housing
-
pay 72.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.5% less in Kuala Lumpur
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$4.54
MYR20.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$4.54
MYR20.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.84
MYR3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.53
MYR2.36
|
|
pay 62.4% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.95
MYR4.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.58
MYR33.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$7.22
MYR31.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.36
MYR10.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.94
MYR8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
MYR5.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
MYR3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.25
MYR5.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.63
MYR2.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.47
MYR2.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
MYR2.27
|
|
pay 69.4% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$1.77
MYR7.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.36
MYR50.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,478.71
MYR165,768.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.22
MYR45.21
|
|
pay 72.6% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$25.27
MYR111.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$536.30
MYR2,372.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$371.69
MYR1,643.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$50.02
MYR221.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$250.80
MYR1,109.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,920.55
MYR39,455.60
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.09
MYR18.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.92
MYR12.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.09
MYR18.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.75
MYR197.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.77
MYR21.10
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.74
MYR255.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.00
MYR154.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.75
MYR339.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$73.25
MYR324.00
|
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