Cost of living comparison
Dili is 83.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Dili instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dili
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
$5.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$7.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
$2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 53.3% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
$1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
$7.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
$2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
$3.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
$1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
$1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
$0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
$0.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
$4.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
$28.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
$76.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
$980.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
$875.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 52.2% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
$333.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
$10,666.67
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
$2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
$3.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
$2.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
$56.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 11.9% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Dili
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
$61.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
$40.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
$73.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
$61.67
|
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