Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 29.4% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 69.0% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 29.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 41.1% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 53.8% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 25.1% more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 1.0% more in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of childcare and clothing in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in Victoria. Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Victoria, you would:

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pay 69.0% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR238.21	$4.54 MYR19.32	-72.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR138.04	$4.54 MYR19.32	-53.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR39.16	$0.84 MYR3.59	-69.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR38.55	$0.53 MYR2.27	-80.3%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 29.6% less for groceries

	Victoria	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR32.57	$0.95 MYR4.03	-58.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR257.62	$7.58 MYR32.22	-58.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR106.87	$7.22 MYR30.69	-4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR50.82	$2.36 MYR10.02	-34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR42.62	$1.94 MYR8.23	-35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$1.24 MYR5.27	+27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.61	$0.69 MYR2.94	-37.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$1.25 MYR5.32	+28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR46.42	$0.63 MYR2.66	-80.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR11.69	$0.47 MYR1.98	-43.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.38	$0.51 MYR2.18	-29.8%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 41.1% less for transportation

	Victoria	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR82.68	$1.77 MYR7.54	-69.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR381.14	$11.36 MYR48.30	-57.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR378,323.02	$37,478.71 MYR159,378.19	+40.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR656.41	$10.22 MYR43.47	-77.9%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 53.8% less for housing

	Victoria	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,329.19	$25.27 MYR107.44	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR13,928.01	$536.30 MYR2,280.60	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,293.04	$371.69 MYR1,580.61	-53.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,044.90	$50.02 MYR212.73	-32.0%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 25.1% more for childcare

	Victoria	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,382.13	$250.80 MYR1,066.55	+49.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR126,052.70	$8,920.55 MYR37,934.64	+0.6%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR57.79	$4.09 MYR17.39	+0.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR73.38	$2.92 MYR12.41	-43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR325.30	$4.09 MYR17.39	-82.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,361.77	$44.75 MYR190.29	-53.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR79.40	$4.77 MYR20.28	-14.6%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

	Victoria	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR974.80	$57.74 MYR245.53	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR416.43	$35.00 MYR148.84	+19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,043.85	$76.75 MYR326.39	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,085.81	$73.25 MYR311.51	-4.1%
Average			+1.0%

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