Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 75.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
?? | |
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 48.4% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
|
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