Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.8 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 93.8% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 54.8% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
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