Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 29.9% cheaper than Ljubljana.
- Restaurants
-
pay 65.0% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Groceries
-
pay 10.3% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Transportation
-
pay 29.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Housing
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pay 48.4% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Childcare
-
pay 22.2% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Clothing
-
pay 30.2% less in Kuala Lumpur
Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, childcare, and groceries are lower in Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
|
Ljubljana
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€13.16
|
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€7.52
|
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.55
|
$0.84
MYR3.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.68
|
$0.53
MYR2.26
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.62
|
$0.95
MYR4.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€5.72
|
$7.58
MYR32.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.50
|
$7.22
MYR30.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.06
|
$2.36
MYR9.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.34
|
$1.94
MYR8.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$1.24
MYR5.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.68
|
$0.69
MYR2.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.82
|
$1.25
MYR5.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.31
|
$0.63
MYR2.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.47
MYR1.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.58
|
$0.51
MYR2.17
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.29
|
$1.77
MYR7.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€34.78
|
$11.36
MYR48.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€24,442.66
|
$37,478.71
MYR158,441.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.08
|
$10.22
MYR43.21
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€29.40
|
$25.27
MYR106.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€827.00
|
$536.30
MYR2,267.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€679.14
|
$371.69
MYR1,571.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€168.87
|
$50.02
MYR211.47
|
|
pay 22.2% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€426.10
|
$250.80
MYR1,060.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,520.82
|
$8,920.55
MYR37,711.63
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€2.82
|
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.03
|
$2.92
MYR12.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.70
|
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€40.50
|
$44.75
MYR189.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.52
|
$4.77
MYR20.17
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€77.88
|
$57.74
MYR244.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€37.32
|
$35.00
MYR147.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€90.62
|
$76.75
MYR324.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€111.56
|
$73.25
MYR309.68
|
|
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