Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 43.7% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Germany, you would:
pay 70.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.61
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.60
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Germany
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.21
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.90
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Germany
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.20
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€26,884.97
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.42
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 52.5% less for housing
Germany
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.18
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€735.73
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€566.50
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€213.52
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 46.8% less for childcare
Germany
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€399.13
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,501.31
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 28.6% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.17
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.56
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.54
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
Germany
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€76.89
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€37.95
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€82.57
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€110.53
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
|
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