Cost of living comparison
Klang is 12.6% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Klang instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Klang
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.30
|
$1.93
RM9.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.56
|
$3.41
RM16.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.23
|
$0.70
RM3.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.30
RM1.41
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Klang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.96
|
$0.68
RM3.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.66
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.58
|
$5.78
RM27.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.76
|
$1.23
RM5.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.87
|
$1.87
RM8.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.94
|
$1.07
RM5.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.20
|
$0.50
RM2.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.97
|
$1.16
RM5.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.15
|
$0.50
RM2.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.36
RM1.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.03
|
$0.40
RM1.93
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Klang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.57
|
$1.77
RM8.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.33
|
$22.71
RM108.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,845.11
|
$35,771.07
RM171,128.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.89
|
$3.18
RM15.21
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Klang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM128.30
|
$26.00
RM124.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,321.23
|
$340.68
RM1,629.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,401.05
|
$249.83
RM1,195.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM193.40
|
$27.21
RM130.17
|
|
pay 24.3% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Klang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,208.22
|
$158.98
RM760.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,246.31
|
$6,889.24
RM32,958.13
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Klang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.47
|
$4.54
RM21.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.57
|
$2.54
RM12.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.56
|
$4.25
RM20.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.70
|
$34.75
RM166.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.73
|
$3.97
RM19.01
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Klang
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.72
|
$45.42
RM217.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM146.18
|
$30.28
RM144.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM325.21
|
$62.46
RM298.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM348.99
|
$56.78
RM271.63
|
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