Cost of living comparison

compared to

Kuala Lumpur is 2.9 times more expensive than Colombo.

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

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pay 11.3% more for restaurants

 
Colombo
Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.40
LKR995.66
$4.54
MYR20.31
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
$4.54
MYR20.31
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
LKR216.56
$0.84
MYR3.77

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pay 0.2% less for groceries

 
Colombo
Kuala Lumpur
Bread
1 loaf
$0.57
LKR166.91
$0.95
MYR4.23
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.94
LKR2,032.28
$7.58
MYR33.87
Milk (1 gallon) $6.54
LKR1,916.16
$7.22
MYR32.27

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pay 59.2% more for transportation

 
Colombo
Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
LKR1,416.89
$1.77
MYR7.93
Monthly public transit pass $6.80
LKR1,991.33
$11.36
MYR50.77
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55

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pay 63.7% more for housing

 
Colombo
Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
$25.27
MYR112.95
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $297.60
LKR87,203.50
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $180.09
LKR52,770.05
$371.69
MYR1,661.64

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pay 12.0 times more for childcare

 
Colombo
Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $28.60
LKR8,380.17
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $586.98
LKR172,000.82
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32

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pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Colombo
Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.04
LKR597.40
$4.09
MYR18.28
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
LKR759.11
$2.92
MYR13.05
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
$4.09
MYR18.28

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pay 64.6% more for clothing

 
Colombo
Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
$57.74
MYR258.12
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
$35.00
MYR156.47
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
$76.75
MYR343.12

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