Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.8 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brussels
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
$19.59
€18.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 80.5% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
$5.89
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
$976.56
€897.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
$989.17
€909.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
|
pay 92.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
$34.92
€32.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
|
pay 88.5% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
$144.77
€133.06
|
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