Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 15.3% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Poland, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.24
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
Poland
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Poland
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
Poland
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 7.5% less for childcare
Poland
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Poland
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
|
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