Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 20.4% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD178.49
|
$4.20
MYR19.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD81.60
|
$4.25
MYR20.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD15.17
|
$0.73
MYR3.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.75
|
$0.46
MYR2.15
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.75
|
$0.89
MYR4.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD54.06
|
$6.43
MYR30.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD100.91
|
$6.41
MYR30.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD60.30
|
$1.97
MYR9.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.94
|
$1.97
MYR9.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD15.15
|
$1.14
MYR5.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.80
|
$0.62
MYR2.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.62
|
$1.13
MYR5.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.46
|
$0.64
MYR3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.76
|
$0.43
MYR2.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.78
|
$0.41
MYR1.95
|
|
pay 32.5% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD84.16
|
$1.65
MYR7.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD509.98
|
$10.63
MYR50.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD209,600.54
|
$34,017.22
MYR160,136.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD119.33
|
$9.57
MYR45.04
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD1,000.57
|
$25.19
MYR118.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,750.24
|
$508.04
MYR2,391.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,624.59
|
$345.27
MYR1,625.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,063.54
|
$45.24
MYR212.95
|
|
pay 39.4% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,118.15
|
$224.12
MYR1,055.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD89,087.88
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,254.68
|
|
pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD30.60
|
$3.30
MYR15.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD35.47
|
$2.76
MYR12.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD45.38
|
$3.83
MYR18.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD683.17
|
$43.84
MYR206.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD61.20
|
$4.25
MYR20.02
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD662.97
|
$49.79
MYR234.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD411.86
|
$32.50
MYR152.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,189.95
|
$68.97
MYR324.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD915.39
|
$65.29
MYR307.34
|
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