Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 53.2% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7 times more in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2% more in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 55.4% more in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 29.0% more in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 64.8% more in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.2% more in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 26.4% more in Bucharest
The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Bucharest are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
$11.85
RON52.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
$7.54
RON33.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.56
|
$2.00
RON8.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.26
|
$2.20
RON9.75
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.00
|
$1.17
RON5.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR32.03
|
$4.52
RON20.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR30.51
|
$6.34
RON28.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR9.96
|
$3.28
RON14.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.18
|
$3.09
RON13.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.24
|
$0.59
RON2.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR2.92
|
$0.77
RON3.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.29
|
$0.75
RON3.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.65
|
$0.88
RON3.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR1.97
|
$0.51
RON2.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.17
|
$0.44
RON1.95
|
|
pay 55.4% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.50
|
$6.09
RON26.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR48.01
|
$17.24
RON76.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR158,441.23
|
$26,003.12
RON115,097.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR43.21
|
$5.82
RON25.75
|
|
pay 29.0% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR106.81
|
$9.35
RON41.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,267.19
|
$601.94
RON2,664.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,571.32
|
$397.23
RON1,758.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR211.47
|
$130.07
RON575.71
|
|
pay 64.8% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,060.28
|
$527.95
RON2,336.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR37,711.63
|
$10,631.65
RON47,058.87
|
|
pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
$3.23
RON14.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR12.34
|
$3.17
RON14.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
$5.98
RON26.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR189.17
|
$49.84
RON220.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR20.17
|
$8.62
RON38.15
|
|
pay 26.4% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR244.09
|
$78.42
RON347.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR147.97
|
$39.68
RON175.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR324.47
|
$85.94
RON380.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR309.68
|
$105.80
RON468.31
|
|
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