Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 70.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 81.8% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
|
pay 67.9% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
|
pay 38.7% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
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