Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 72.8% more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 24.0% more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.170
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.350
|
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.440
|
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.570
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.730
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.890
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 62.7% more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.680
|
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.490
|
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.210
|
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
|
pay 65.3% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND806.840
|
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND551.200
|
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND308.120
|
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
|
pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.830
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.070
|
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.030
|
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.240
|
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
|
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