Cost of living comparison

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

compared to

Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 70.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 81.8% more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 67.9% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 38.7% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% less in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 8.6% more in Georgetown

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, and clothing in Georgetown are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Georgetown.

Georgetown vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.8% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.54 MYR20.16	$11.88 GYD2,485.25	+161.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 MYR20.16	$8.55 GYD1,789.38	+88.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MYR3.74	$1.21 GYD253.50	+43.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 MYR2.37	$0.71 GYD149.11	+33.5%
Average			+81.8%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.9% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 MYR4.20	$2.01 GYD419.65	+111.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.58 MYR33.62	$5.36 GYD1,120.61	-29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 MYR32.02	$12.31 GYD2,575.73	+70.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 MYR10.46	$3.41 GYD712.44	+44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 MYR8.59	$2.63 GYD549.84	+35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR5.50	$1.78 GYD372.93	+43.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR3.07	$1.20 GYD251.90	+74.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 MYR5.55	$1.70 GYD355.28	+35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MYR2.78	$2.05 GYD427.97	+226.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 MYR2.07	$0.71 GYD147.82	+51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 MYR2.27	$0.93 GYD194.81	+81.7%
Average			+67.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.77 MYR7.87	$4.00 GYD837.28	+125.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.36 MYR50.39	$28.51 GYD5,964.59	+151.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,478.71 MYR166,293.02	$15,680.67 GYD3,280,523.88	-58.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.22 MYR45.35	$28.99 GYD6,064.00	+183.6%
Average			+100.5%

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pay 38.7% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.27 MYR112.10	$61.18 GYD12,799.01	+142.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$536.30 MYR2,379.54	$617.07 GYD129,096.91	+15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.69 MYR1,649.19	$281.14 GYD58,817.47	-24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.02 MYR221.95	$61.00 GYD12,761.73	+21.9%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 MYR1,112.82	$876.83 GYD183,440.30	+249.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,920.55 MYR39,580.49	$23,225.94 GYD4,859,057.68	+160.4%
Average			+205.0%

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pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 MYR18.14	$2.14 GYD447.34	-47.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 MYR12.95	$3.88 GYD811.85	+33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.09 MYR18.14	$2.19 GYD457.29	-46.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.75 MYR198.54	$38.81 GYD8,118.47	-13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 MYR21.16	$5.94 GYD1,242.62	+24.5%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.74 MYR256.18	$38.01 GYD7,952.79	-34.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00 MYR155.30	$52.27 GYD10,935.08	+49.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.75 MYR340.55	$83.63 GYD17,496.13	+9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.25 MYR325.03	$80.78 GYD16,899.67	+10.3%
Average			+8.6%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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