Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 62.3% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Washington, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
|
Washington
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
|
pay 72.4% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
|
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