Cost of living comparison
Kuantan is 48.5% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.5% less in Kuantan
- Groceries
-
pay 24.5% less in Kuantan
- Transportation
-
pay 39.4% less in Kuantan
- Housing
-
pay 65.6% less in Kuantan
- Childcare
-
pay 77.8% less in Kuantan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.6% less in Kuantan
- Clothing
-
pay 34.8% less in Kuantan
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Kuantan.
If you lived in Kuantan instead of Rome, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Kuantan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$2.27
MYR9.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
$3.41
MYR14.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€1.90
|
$0.61
MYR2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€0.95
|
$0.32
MYR1.36
|
|
pay 24.5% less for groceries
Rome
|
Kuantan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.51
|
$0.90
MYR3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€5.94
|
$4.88
MYR20.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.26
|
$7.15
MYR30.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.19
|
$1.23
MYR5.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.15
|
$1.77
MYR7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.91
|
$1.07
MYR4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.78
|
$0.67
MYR2.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$1.29
MYR5.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.93
|
$0.72
MYR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.62
|
$0.46
MYR1.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.67
|
$0.62
MYR2.61
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
Rome
|
Kuantan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.07
|
$1.76
MYR7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€31.85
|
$27.26
MYR115.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€22,747.96
|
$32,935.83
MYR139,022.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€14.56
|
$3.75
MYR15.82
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
Rome
|
Kuantan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€25.01
|
$24.99
MYR105.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,002.08
|
$181.71
MYR767.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€647.86
|
$113.57
MYR479.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€142.01
|
$37.63
MYR158.86
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
Rome
|
Kuantan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€431.99
|
$97.56
MYR411.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€8,906.49
|
$2,657.58
MYR11,217.65
|
|
pay 22.6% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Kuantan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.55
|
$3.52
MYR14.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.30
|
$2.23
MYR9.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.46
|
$5.00
MYR21.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€49.51
|
$34.07
MYR143.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.10
|
$4.20
MYR17.74
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
Rome
|
Kuantan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€55.55
|
$51.11
MYR215.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€26.10
|
$22.71
MYR95.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€65.51
|
$46.94
MYR198.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€86.87
|
$49.21
MYR207.73
|
|
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