Cost of living comparison
Yerevan is 41.3% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.7% more in Yerevan
- Groceries
-
pay 6.1% less in Yerevan
- Transportation
-
pay 34.0% more in Yerevan
- Housing
-
pay 56.8% more in Yerevan
- Childcare
-
pay 25.2% more in Yerevan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.2% more in Yerevan
- Clothing
-
pay 80.1% more in Yerevan
The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Yerevan are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Yerevan.
If you lived in Yerevan instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 70.7% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.16
|
$11.57
AMD4,524.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.16
|
$9.00
AMD3,519.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.74
|
$0.99
AMD388.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.37
|
$0.60
AMD233.41
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.20
|
$0.86
AMD337.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.62
|
$4.04
AMD1,577.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.02
|
$6.24
AMD2,439.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.46
|
$2.46
AMD962.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.59
|
$3.37
AMD1,319.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.50
|
$0.56
AMD218.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.07
|
$0.83
AMD322.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.55
|
$0.79
AMD308.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.78
|
$1.01
AMD394.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.07
|
$0.34
AMD131.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.27
|
$0.32
AMD125.57
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.87
|
$5.29
AMD2,068.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.39
|
$12.86
AMD5,027.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR166,293.02
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,066,399.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.35
|
$4.27
AMD1,669.19
|
|
pay 56.8% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.10
|
$22.21
AMD8,684.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,379.54
|
$931.30
AMD364,083.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,649.19
|
$625.77
AMD244,638.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR221.95
|
$98.60
AMD38,547.63
|
|
pay 25.2% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,112.82
|
$374.24
AMD146,305.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,580.49
|
$9,037.50
AMD3,533,138.02
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.14
|
$2.06
AMD804.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR12.95
|
$3.76
AMD1,470.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.14
|
$2.57
AMD1,005.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR198.54
|
$106.02
AMD41,445.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.16
|
$7.72
AMD3,016.60
|
|
pay 80.1% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Yerevan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR256.18
|
$111.12
AMD43,440.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR155.30
|
$63.96
AMD25,002.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR340.55
|
$139.93
AMD54,702.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR325.03
|
$119.43
AMD46,691.72
|
|
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