Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 27.4% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,005
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥804
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥252
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,082
|
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥909
|
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥322
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥504
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥367
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥409
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥373
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥199
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥682
|
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,047
|
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,359,528
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,302
|
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,917
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,898
|
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,974
|
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,686
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥82,306
|
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,238,932
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥503
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥525
|
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥603
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,365
|
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,910
|
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,118
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,690
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,787
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,793
|
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
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