Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 5.7% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Roseau
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
Roseau
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 39.3% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
Roseau
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
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