Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 30.3% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Rome, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.12
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.64
|
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.64
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.04
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 36.4% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.78
|
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.57
|
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.26
|
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€723.69
|
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€482.56
|
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.45
|
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€55.30
|
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€97.04
|
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
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