Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 33.7% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
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