Cost of living comparison

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

compared to

Belgrade, Serbia

Belgrade vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 52.6% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Belgrade
Groceries: pay 3.1% less in Belgrade
Transportation: pay 83.2% more in Belgrade
Housing: pay 71.1% more in Belgrade
Childcare: pay 17.3% more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Belgrade
Clothing: pay 47.7% more in Belgrade

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and childcare in Belgrade are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Belgrade. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

Belgrade vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.54 MYR19.20	$10.99 RSD1,131	+142.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 MYR19.20	$9.16 RSD942	+101.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MYR3.56	$2.33 RSD239	+176.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 MYR2.26	$1.57 RSD161	+193.8%
Average			+153.4%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Belgrade - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Belgrade
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 MYR4.00	$0.87 RSD90	-7.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.58 MYR32.03	$5.04 RSD519	-33.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 MYR30.51	$4.98 RSD512	-31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 MYR9.96	$2.66 RSD274	+12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 MYR8.18	$3.13 RSD322	+61.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR5.24	$0.53 RSD54	-57.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.92	$0.80 RSD83	+16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 MYR5.29	$0.74 RSD76	-41.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MYR2.65	$1.05 RSD108	+68.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 MYR1.97	$0.47 RSD49	+1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 MYR2.17	$0.39 RSD41	-23.1%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 83.2% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.77 MYR7.50	$6.87 RSD706	+287.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.36 MYR48.01	$20.16 RSD2,073	+77.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,478.71 MYR158,441.23	$28,106.99 RSD2,891,338	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.22 MYR43.21	$9.51 RSD978	-7.0%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 71.1% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Belgrade
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.27 MYR106.81	$27.63 RSD2,842	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$536.30 MYR2,267.19	$840.53 RSD86,464	+56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.69 MYR1,571.32	$518.55 RSD53,343	+39.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.02 MYR211.47	$139.51 RSD14,352	+178.9%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 17.3% more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 MYR1,060.28	$370.44 RSD38,107	+47.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,920.55 MYR37,711.63	$7,747.69 RSD796,997	-13.1%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 MYR17.28	$3.02 RSD311	-26.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 MYR12.34	$2.45 RSD252	-16.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.09 MYR17.28	$4.12 RSD424	+0.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.75 MYR189.17	$36.53 RSD3,758	-18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 MYR20.17	$7.33 RSD754	+53.7%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 47.7% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Belgrade
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.74 MYR244.09	$97.71 RSD10,051	+69.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00 MYR147.97	$38.65 RSD3,976	+10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.75 MYR324.47	$107.09 RSD11,016	+39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.25 MYR309.68	$125.83 RSD12,944	+71.8%
Average			+47.7%

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