Cost of living comparison
Kuching is 63.6% cheaper than New York City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.5% less in Kuching
- Groceries
-
pay 57.7% less in Kuching
- Transportation
-
pay 44.8% less in Kuching
- Housing
-
pay 79.4% less in Kuching
- Childcare
-
pay 94.5% less in Kuching
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 71.9% less in Kuching
- Clothing
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pay 18.6% less in Kuching
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Kuching.
If you lived in Kuching instead of New York City, you would:
pay 78.5% less for restaurants
|
New York City
|
Kuching
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$2.50
MYR11.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.54
MYR20.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
|
$0.72
MYR3.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
|
$0.41
MYR1.82
|
|
pay 57.7% less for groceries
|
New York City
|
Kuching
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.82
|
$1.04
MYR4.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.52
|
$5.47
MYR24.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$6.12
MYR27.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
|
$1.89
MYR8.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.82
|
$1.53
MYR6.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.25
|
$1.36
MYR6.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.51
MYR2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.24
MYR5.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$0.76
MYR3.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
$0.35
MYR1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.46
MYR2.04
|
|
pay 44.8% less for transportation
|
New York City
|
Kuching
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
|
$1.76
MYR7.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$132.50
|
$6.81
MYR30.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$43,725.16
MYR193,374.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.40
|
$9.99
MYR44.20
|
|
pay 79.4% less for housing
|
New York City
|
Kuching
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.20
|
$28.05
MYR124.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$4,097.13
|
$286.77
MYR1,268.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,883.17
|
$195.91
MYR866.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.26
|
$37.48
MYR165.73
|
|
pay 94.5% less for childcare
|
New York City
|
Kuching
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,253.56
|
$130.99
MYR579.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$59,000.00
|
$4,202.16
MYR18,584.04
|
|
pay 71.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
New York City
|
Kuching
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$2.73
MYR12.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.95
|
$2.31
MYR10.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.00
|
$4.09
MYR18.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$148.06
|
$36.34
MYR160.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.00
|
$4.54
MYR20.09
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
|
New York City
|
Kuching
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.92
|
$73.29
MYR324.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.62
|
$47.40
MYR209.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
|
$79.58
MYR351.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$168.36
|
$69.66
MYR308.06
|
|
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