Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 48.4% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.22
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.53
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.88
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.68
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.49
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.37
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 59.2% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£767.14
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.26
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.09
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.49
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.13
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.51
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
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