Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 69.0% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 80.9% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€23.89
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.68
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.58
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.47
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.59
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.30
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.42
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.67
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€7.94
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€21.90
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€42,980.08
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€18.91
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 82.2% less for housing
Monaco
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€56.74
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,509.12
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€5,972.57
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€218.30
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,941.08
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€39,692.68
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 68.3% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.47
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.21
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.44
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€479.05
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 68.1% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€149.65
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.06
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€171.88
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€581.33
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
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