Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 45.0% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 67.9% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.09
|
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.72
|
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.53
|
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.02
|
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.09
|
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.38
|
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.67
|
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£770.82
|
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.04
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.02
|
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.97
|
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.76
|
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.84
|
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
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