Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 51.1% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.58
MYR33.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.22
MYR32.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.36
MYR50.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,454.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$10.22
MYR45.67
|
|
pay 63.0% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$25.27
MYR112.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$536.30
MYR2,396.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$371.69
MYR1,660.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$50.02
MYR223.51
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$250.80
MYR1,120.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,920.55
MYR39,857.02
|
pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.92
MYR13.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$44.75
MYR199.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.77
MYR21.31
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$57.74
MYR257.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$35.00
MYR156.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$76.75
MYR342.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$73.25
MYR327.30
|
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