Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 15.1% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.40
|
$4.20
MYR19.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.55
|
$4.25
MYR20.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
$0.73
MYR3.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
$0.89
MYR4.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC27.99
|
$6.43
MYR30.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.85
|
$6.41
MYR30.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
$1.97
MYR9.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
$1.97
MYR9.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
$1.14
MYR5.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.62
MYR2.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
$1.13
MYR5.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.64
MYR3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 27.3% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.43
|
$1.65
MYR7.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.50
|
$10.63
MYR50.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,430.74
|
$34,017.22
MYR160,034.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.46
|
$9.57
MYR45.01
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.33
|
$25.19
MYR118.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,366.60
|
$508.04
MYR2,390.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,556.17
|
$345.27
MYR1,624.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC687.45
|
$45.24
MYR212.81
|
|
pay 42.3% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,447.57
|
$224.12
MYR1,054.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,079.32
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,234.12
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
$3.30
MYR15.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.53
|
$2.76
MYR12.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.96
|
$3.83
MYR18.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.11
|
$43.84
MYR206.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.70
|
$4.25
MYR20.00
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.56
|
$49.79
MYR234.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.45
|
$32.50
MYR152.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC867.76
|
$68.97
MYR324.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC912.71
|
$65.29
MYR307.15
|
|
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