Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 46.1% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Austria, you would:
pay 71.6% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Austria
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.61
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.10
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 51.2% less for housing
Austria
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.03
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€629.94
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 52.1% less for childcare
Austria
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.60
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.75
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.66
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Austria
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.18
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
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