Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Apia, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Apia
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Kuala Lumpur
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.20
MYR19.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.25
MYR20.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.73
MYR3.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.46
MYR2.15
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Apia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.89
MYR4.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.43
MYR30.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.41
MYR30.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.97
MYR9.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.97
MYR9.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
MYR5.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
MYR2.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
MYR5.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
MYR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
MYR2.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
MYR1.95
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Apia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$1.65
MYR7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.63
MYR50.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,017.22
MYR160,544.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.57
MYR45.15
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Apia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$25.19
MYR118.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$508.04
MYR2,397.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$345.27
MYR1,629.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$45.24
MYR213.49
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Apia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$224.12
MYR1,057.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,851.76
MYR32,336.89
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Apia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.30
MYR15.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.76
MYR13.02
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.83
MYR18.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.84
MYR206.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.25
MYR20.07
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Apia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.79
MYR234.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.50
MYR153.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$68.97
MYR325.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.29
MYR308.13
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