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Kuala Lumpur vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 64.8% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 10.7% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 12.0% less in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 70.1% more in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 26.7% more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.4% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of clothing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in Accra. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 10.7% less for restaurants

	Accra	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 GHS67.79	$4.74 MYR19.59	-21.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 GHS89.45	$4.74 MYR19.59	-40.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 GHS10.90	$0.89 MYR3.66	-8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 GHS4.35	$0.49 MYR2.01	+26.4%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 12.0% less for groceries

	Accra	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 GHS17.25	$0.98 MYR4.03	-36.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 GHS71.91	$7.13 MYR29.45	+12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.37 GHS151.10	$7.98 MYR32.96	-40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 GHS27.44	$2.23 MYR9.21	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 GHS27.11	$2.09 MYR8.65	-12.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 GHS15.40	$1.32 MYR5.45	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.07	$0.75 MYR3.09	+19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 GHS7.13	$1.22 MYR5.04	+93.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 GHS14.88	$0.69 MYR2.86	-47.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42 GHS16.04	$0.57 MYR2.34	-60.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS13.77	$0.62 MYR2.56	-49.1%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 70.1% more for transportation

	Accra	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 GHS46.71	$1.87 MYR7.71	-54.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 GHS395.83	$11.85 MYR48.96	-66.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+403.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89 GHS123.03	$10.66 MYR44.07	-2.1%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 26.7% more for housing

	Accra	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 GHS428.85	$25.49 MYR105.32	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.87 GHS5,805.72	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	+11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.82 GHS1,873.42	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	+111.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.97 GHS451.57	$46.59 MYR192.54	+16.6%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Accra	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.38 GHS817.77	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	+265.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,072.54 GHS79,905.65	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	+27.3%
Average			+146.3%

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pay 47.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 GHS17.35	$4.27 MYR17.63	+177.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 GHS42.01	$3.06 MYR12.65	-17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 GHS22.94	$4.27 MYR17.63	+110.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.69 GHS448.44	$46.43 MYR191.86	+17.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 GHS112.98	$4.98 MYR20.56	-50.2%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Accra	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.52 GHS164.07	$61.66 MYR254.80	+324.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.80 GHS212.35	$37.10 MYR153.34	+97.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$27.35 GHS308.96	$87.80 MYR362.83	+221.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.22 GHS465.70	$82.47 MYR340.83	+100.1%
Average			+185.8%

Accra vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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