Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 62.8% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
|
pay 35.6% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
|
pay 99.8% more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
pay 48.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
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