Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 56.6% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 63.7% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 67.7% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 77.6% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 34.9% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
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