Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 12.6% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Manila, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.95
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.36
|
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.91
|
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱312.03
|
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.66
|
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.33
|
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.53
|
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.30
|
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.55
|
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.47
|
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.66
|
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.37
|
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
|
pay 71.7% more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.65
|
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱584.13
|
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.99
|
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
|
Manila
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.25
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.68
|
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱451.42
|
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
|
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