Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 51.6% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Praia, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$4.20
MYR19.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE523.03
|
$4.25
MYR20.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE142.60
|
$0.73
MYR3.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE96.40
|
$0.46
MYR2.15
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
Praia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE124.67
|
$0.89
MYR4.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE549.34
|
$6.43
MYR30.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE365.81
|
$6.41
MYR30.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE241.76
|
$1.97
MYR9.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE173.98
|
$1.97
MYR9.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.57
|
$1.14
MYR5.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$0.62
MYR2.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.13
MYR5.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE99.42
|
$0.64
MYR3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.23
|
$0.43
MYR2.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.30
|
$0.41
MYR1.95
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Praia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE579.79
|
$1.65
MYR7.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,092.13
|
$10.63
MYR50.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,689,879.05
|
$34,017.22
MYR160,136.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,295.13
|
$9.57
MYR45.04
|
|
pay 43.1% more for housing
Praia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,944.30
|
$25.19
MYR118.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE24,906.29
|
$508.04
MYR2,391.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,061.73
|
$345.27
MYR1,625.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,324.48
|
$45.24
MYR212.95
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,690.81
|
$224.12
MYR1,055.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE107,595.16
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,254.68
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE229.42
|
$3.30
MYR15.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE150.09
|
$2.76
MYR12.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE448.31
|
$3.83
MYR18.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,822.71
|
$43.84
MYR206.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE597.75
|
$4.25
MYR20.02
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
Praia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.79
MYR234.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,988.75
|
$32.50
MYR152.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,970.01
|
$68.97
MYR324.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE11,955.02
|
$65.29
MYR307.34
|
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