Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 44.5% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of France, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.64
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.54
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
France
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.85
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
France
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.51
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.97
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 41.1% less for housing
France
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.02
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.15
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
France
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.42
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.80
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.13
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.88
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
France
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.36
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
|
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