Cost of living comparison
Apia is 98.8% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.2 times more in Apia
- Groceries
-
pay 16.2% less in Apia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.9% less in Apia
- Clothing
-
pay 0.9% less in Apia
Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Apia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Apia.
If you lived in Apia instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR19.34
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR19.34
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.59
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.27
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.03
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR32.25
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR30.72
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.03
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.24
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.28
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR2.94
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.32
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.67
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR1.99
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.18
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.55
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR48.34
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR159,528.11
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR43.51
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR107.54
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,282.74
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,582.10
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR212.93
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,067.55
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR37,970.33
|
?? |
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR17.40
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR12.42
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR17.40
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR190.47
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR20.30
|
?? | |
pay 0.9% less for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR245.76
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR148.98
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR326.70
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR311.80
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
|
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