Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 69.9% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 49.4% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$1.61
KMF750
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
$1.55
KMF723
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
$1.13
KMF525
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
$0.24
KMF113
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$1.79
KMF835
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
$1.46
KMF683
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$1.22
KMF569
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
|
pay 51.5% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$1.57
KMF733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
|
pay 28.4% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
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