Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 36.8% cheaper than Port Vila.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.7% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Groceries
-
pay 47.7% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Transportation
-
pay 20.2% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Housing
-
pay 79.9% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Childcare
-
pay 5.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.9% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Clothing
-
pay 0.7% less in Kuala Lumpur
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$0.84
MYR3.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$0.53
MYR2.26
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$0.95
MYR4.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$7.58
MYR32.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$7.22
MYR30.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$2.36
MYR9.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$1.94
MYR8.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.24
MYR5.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.69
MYR2.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.25
MYR5.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$0.63
MYR2.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.47
MYR1.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.51
MYR2.17
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$1.77
MYR7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$11.36
MYR48.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$37,478.71
MYR158,441.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$10.22
MYR43.21
|
|
pay 79.9% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$25.27
MYR106.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$536.30
MYR2,267.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$371.69
MYR1,571.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$50.02
MYR211.47
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
Port Vila
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$250.80
MYR1,060.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$8,920.55
MYR37,711.63
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$2.92
MYR12.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.75
MYR189.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$4.77
MYR20.17
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Port Vila
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$57.74
MYR244.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$35.00
MYR147.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$76.75
MYR324.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$73.25
MYR309.68
|
|
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