Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.0 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Rome instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
$16.24
€15.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
pay 57.1% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
$1.87
€1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
$5.10
€4.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
$7.44
€6.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
$37.90
€35.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
$26,749.78
€24,817.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
$17.87
€16.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
$30.04
€27.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
$1,171.95
€1,087.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
$721.77
€669.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
$175.72
€163.03
|
|
pay 86.9% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
$516.83
€479.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
$9,813.53
€9,104.50
|
|
pay 57.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
$6.50
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
$62.20
€57.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
$67.31
€62.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
$30.97
€28.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
$81.10
€75.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
$103.39
€95.92
|
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