Cost of living comparison
London is 4.3 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in London instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
$25.22
£20.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
$10.09
£8.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
$2.08
£1.66
|
|
pay 63.6% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
$1.96
£1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
$4.74
£3.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
$6.34
£5.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
$3.99
£3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
$4.28
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
$1.48
£1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
$1.76
£1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
$7.20
£5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
$252.24
£201.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
$34,406.00
£27,472.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
$25.33
£20.22
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
$39.12
£31.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
$2,697.16
£2,153.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
$2,027.26
£1,618.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
$284.51
£227.17
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
$2,321.07
£1,853.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
$25,293.41
£20,195.95
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
$8.20
£6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
$4.56
£3.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
$58.95
£47.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
pay 77.9% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
$103.07
£82.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
$49.65
£39.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
$112.31
£89.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
$123.32
£98.47
|
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