Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 56.0% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Paris, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.92
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.42
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.77
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 46.5% less for groceries
Paris
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.72
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.38
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.32
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.48
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 55.5% less for transportation
Paris
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.13
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€84.61
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.72
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Paris
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.70
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,343.90
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€987.57
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€158.00
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 65.7% less for childcare
Paris
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€762.61
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,152.62
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.15
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€37.89
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 43.4% less for clothing
Paris
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€93.85
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€40.79
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€101.15
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€143.38
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
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