Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 45.9% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.87
|
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.85
|
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.15
|
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.31
|
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.81
|
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
|
pay 54.6% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€734.50
|
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
|
pay 34.3% less for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€242.86
|
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.70
|
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.43
|
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€93.25
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€87.92
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€111.54
|
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
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