Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 65.3% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of George Town, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
|
George Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.82
KYD24.85
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.51
KYD12.92
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.80
KYD3.17
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
KYD2.42
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 63.7% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.97
KYD4.14
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
KYD5.35
|
$7.58
MYR33.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.63
KYD9.69
|
$7.22
MYR32.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.52
KYD7.93
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
KYD5.61
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.70
KYD3.92
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.73
KYD3.11
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.69
KYD3.08
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.97
KYD2.47
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
KYD2.08
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 55.7% less for transportation
|
George Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
KYD5.54
|
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
KYD24.85
|
$11.36
MYR50.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,771.25
KYD32,302.23
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,454.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$65.61
KYD54.67
|
$10.22
MYR45.67
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.36
KYD92.78
|
$25.27
MYR112.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,931.28
KYD2,442.19
|
$536.30
MYR2,396.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,539.30
KYD2,115.62
|
$371.69
MYR1,660.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$302.52
KYD252.04
|
$50.02
MYR223.51
|
|
pay 74.4% less for childcare
|
George Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,601.98
KYD1,334.69
|
$250.80
MYR1,120.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,183.42
KYD20,981.54
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,857.02
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
KYD6.46
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.63
KYD5.52
|
$2.92
MYR13.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
KYD10.93
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.49
KYD72.06
|
$44.75
MYR199.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.89
KYD14.91
|
$4.77
MYR21.31
|
|
pay 43.9% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.47
KYD74.54
|
$57.74
MYR257.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.09
KYD58.39
|
$35.00
MYR156.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KYD106.85
|
$76.75
MYR342.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.14
KYD121.75
|
$73.25
MYR327.30
|
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