Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 19.7% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 5.0% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
MAD37.24
|
$4.20
MYR19.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
MAD59.58
|
$4.25
MYR19.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.31
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MAD3.72
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 68.8% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
MAD5.06
|
$0.89
MYR4.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
MAD47.17
|
$6.43
MYR30.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.06
MAD30.36
|
$6.41
MYR30.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.78
|
$1.97
MYR9.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
MAD26.46
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MAD6.43
|
$1.14
MYR5.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
MAD5.60
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD2.96
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MAD3.45
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MAD2.81
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
MAD57.75
|
$1.65
MYR7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.99
MAD248.27
|
$10.63
MYR49.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,988.52
MAD268,128.80
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,693.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.12
MAD80.64
|
$9.57
MYR44.91
|
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
Rabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
MAD405.50
|
$25.19
MYR118.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.37
MAD4,096.84
|
$508.04
MYR2,385.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.16
MAD2,594.61
|
$345.27
MYR1,620.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.04
MAD318.32
|
$45.24
MYR212.36
|
|
pay 84.7% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.41
MAD1,345.28
|
$224.12
MYR1,052.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,362.57
MAD33,406.86
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,165.61
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
MAD39.72
|
$3.30
MYR15.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
MAD17.25
|
$2.76
MYR12.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
MAD38.73
|
$3.83
MYR17.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.24
MAD260.67
|
$43.84
MYR205.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
MAD64.55
|
$4.25
MYR19.96
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
MAD637.36
|
$49.79
MYR233.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.23
MAD459.29
|
$32.50
MYR152.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.91
MAD933.00
|
$68.97
MYR323.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
MAD998.93
|
$65.29
MYR306.50
|
|
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