Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 47.5% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.72
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 56.2% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.13
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.15
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 63.8% less for housing
Ireland
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.62
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.61
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
|
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