Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 73.5% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 43.1% more for restaurants
|
Kampala
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,901
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
UGX1,666
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
|
Kampala
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
UGX4,519
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
UGX6,865
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,065
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Kampala
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,162
|
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
|
pay 23.9% more for housing
|
Kampala
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.73
UGX1,342,622
|
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$241.73
UGX889,844
|
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Kampala
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
|
pay 44.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kampala
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
UGX24,996
|
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Kampala
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.11
UGX62,989
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
|
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