Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.5 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$2.32
ISK324
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$2.12
ISK296
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$5.98
ISK835
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$5.33
ISK744
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$7.09
ISK991
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$1.16
ISK162
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.98
ISK137
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$1.84
ISK256
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.51
ISK71
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
|
pay 31.0% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$4.15
ISK580
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
|
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