Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 68.9% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of George Town, you would:
pay 80.1% less for restaurants
|
George Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 66.4% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
|
pay 60.1% less for transportation
|
George Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
|
pay 82.3% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
|
George Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
|
pay 55.2% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
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