Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 59.2% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
|
Saint Helier
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.82
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.98
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.22
|
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.21
|
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.26
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.50
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.10
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.45
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.24
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.29
|
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.23
|
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,006.71
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.82
|
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.49
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,359.88
|
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£132.76
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,842.42
|
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,377.09
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.14
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.92
|
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.28
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.68
|
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.33
|
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
|
pay 48.0% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.33
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£54.93
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£95.96
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£160.36
|
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
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