Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 29.5% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR19.71
|
$4.19
₹350.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR19.96
|
$4.19
₹350.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
$0.43
₹36.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
$0.19
₹16.10
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR4.16
|
$0.53
₹43.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR30.17
|
$2.40
₹200.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR30.08
|
$2.87
₹239.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR9.25
|
$1.12
₹93.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
$1.62
₹135.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.37
|
$0.91
₹75.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
$0.38
₹31.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
$0.47
₹39.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
$0.25
₹20.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
$0.16
₹13.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
$0.20
₹16.84
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.76
|
$4.49
₹375.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR49.90
|
$11.98
₹1,000.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR159,693.85
|
$14,378.06
₹1,200,955.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR44.91
|
$2.52
₹210.17
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR118.26
|
$8.22
₹686.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,385.01
|
$257.61
₹21,517.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,620.89
|
$147.09
₹12,286.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR212.36
|
$50.99
₹4,259.36
|
|
pay 64.9% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR1,052.15
|
$92.34
₹7,712.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR32,165.61
|
$1,986.57
₹165,931.99
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR15.47
|
$1.80
₹150.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR12.95
|
$2.08
₹173.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR17.97
|
$4.19
₹350.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR205.82
|
$23.02
₹1,923.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR19.96
|
$4.79
₹400.32
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR233.74
|
$31.38
₹2,621.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR152.56
|
$36.88
₹3,080.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR323.79
|
$49.59
₹4,142.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR306.50
|
$36.96
₹3,087.54
|
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