Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 23.2% more expensive than Gaborone.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Gaborone, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
|
Gaborone
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
BWP103.18
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
BWP82.55
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BWP11.46
|
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BWP6.72
|
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
|
Gaborone
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BWP11.18
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.37
BWP46.36
|
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
BWP69.66
|
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BWP31.53
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
BWP31.30
|
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
BWP10.66
|
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BWP12.17
|
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BWP8.88
|
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BWP8.22
|
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
BWP7.54
|
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
|
Gaborone
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.27
BWP58.82
|
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.18
BWP387.97
|
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,486.26
BWP309,551.13
|
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.49
BWP268.28
|
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
|
pay 47.0% more for housing
|
Gaborone
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.60
BWP1,247.23
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.84
BWP3,508.25
|
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$149.91
BWP2,063.67
|
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.21
BWP677.46
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
|
pay 88.8% more for childcare
|
Gaborone
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.24
BWP2,481.25
|
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,740.68
BWP51,495.12
|
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
|
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gaborone
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
BWP30.96
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
BWP32.62
|
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
BWP51.59
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.19
BWP443.12
|
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
BWP92.87
|
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
|
Gaborone
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
BWP607.64
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.17
BWP305.13
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.20
BWP1,049.03
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
BWP1,282.43
|
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
|
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