Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 12.5% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 35.1% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
|
pay 22.9% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
|
pay 49.1% more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
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