Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 55.1% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$4.20
MYR19.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,939.00
|
$4.25
MYR20.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD329.63
|
$0.73
MYR3.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$0.46
MYR2.15
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.80
|
$0.89
MYR4.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,145.06
|
$6.43
MYR30.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,107.43
|
$6.41
MYR30.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD762.99
|
$1.97
MYR9.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD792.99
|
$1.97
MYR9.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.90
|
$1.14
MYR5.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD645.41
|
$0.62
MYR2.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD828.24
|
$1.13
MYR5.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD810.58
|
$0.64
MYR3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.70
|
$0.43
MYR2.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD775.60
|
$0.41
MYR1.95
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD817.32
|
$1.65
MYR7.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.63
MYR50.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD983,048.28
|
$34,017.22
MYR160,136.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,460.97
|
$9.57
MYR45.04
|
|
pay 27.1% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,081.16
|
$25.19
MYR118.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD129,266.65
|
$508.04
MYR2,391.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,451.00
|
$345.27
MYR1,625.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,419.82
|
$45.24
MYR212.95
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,412.73
|
$224.12
MYR1,055.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,849.96
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,254.68
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.75
|
$3.30
MYR15.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD605.94
|
$2.76
MYR12.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD969.50
|
$3.83
MYR18.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,784.87
|
$43.84
MYR206.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,890.48
|
$4.25
MYR20.02
|
|
pay 46.1% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,570.17
|
$49.79
MYR234.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,544.12
|
$32.50
MYR152.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,906.87
|
$68.97
MYR324.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,330.62
|
$65.29
MYR307.34
|
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