Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 2.8 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR12.33
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR17.83
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR3.11
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 99.4% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.89
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR33.17
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR26.85
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.83
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR8.24
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR5.03
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.52
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.37
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.71
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.27
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.76
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR66.28
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR155,100.65
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR30.13
|
?? |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR112.87
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,344.72
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR907.42
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR153.01
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR718.29
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR27,860.16
|
?? |
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR15.39
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.58
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR17.49
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR148.37
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR17.00
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR235.97
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR122.47
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR279.03
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR242.22
|
?? |
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