Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 48.5% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 23.2% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
|
pay 77.6% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
|
pay 78.3% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
|
pay 16.3% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
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