Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 2.2 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
|
pay 65.8% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
|
pay 80.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
|
pay 64.0% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
|
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