Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.2 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
$16.76
SCR229.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
$9.71
SCR133.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
$2.75
SCR37.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
$2.71
SCR37.15
|
|
pay 86.1% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
$2.29
SCR31.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.85
|
$18.13
SCR248.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.25
|
$7.52
SCR103.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
$3.58
SCR48.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
$3.00
SCR41.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
$1.10
SCR15.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$3.27
SCR44.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
$0.82
SCR11.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.73
SCR10.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
$5.82
SCR79.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.74
|
$26.82
SCR367.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR167,454.86
|
$26,617.26
SCR364,629.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.67
|
$46.18
SCR632.65
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.89
|
$163.87
SCR2,244.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,396.17
|
$979.92
SCR13,423.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,660.71
|
$794.53
SCR10,884.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR223.51
|
$73.52
SCR1,007.08
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,120.59
|
$167.60
SCR2,295.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,857.02
|
$8,868.55
SCR121,490.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
$4.07
SCR55.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.04
|
$5.16
SCR70.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
$22.89
SCR313.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR199.93
|
$95.81
SCR1,312.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.31
|
$5.59
SCR76.53
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR257.97
|
$68.58
SCR939.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR156.38
|
$29.30
SCR401.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR342.93
|
$73.44
SCR1,006.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR327.30
|
$76.39
SCR1,046.51
|
|
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