Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 43.1% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.38
MGA19,356
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
MGA35,656
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MGA4,754
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,581
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 49.9% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MGA5,179
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
MGA17,149
|
$5.36
MYR25.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
MGA17,064
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MGA9,046
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MGA11,013
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
MGA3,427
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
MGA1,906
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,540
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MGA1,386
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,756
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 90.6% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,153
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,119
|
$11.36
MYR53.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,217,866
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,209.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,293
|
$10.22
MYR48.43
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA257,061
|
$26.82
MYR127.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,057,848
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
MGA853,192
|
$292.86
MYR1,387.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA155,807
|
$40.43
MYR191.58
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA611,242
|
$252.56
MYR1,196.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,620,625
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,895.96
|
|
pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MGA5,094
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,431
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA183,373
|
$43.83
MYR207.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,468
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA129,889
|
$48.44
MYR229.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA101,874
|
$30.56
MYR144.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA458,431
|
$67.98
MYR322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA322,600
|
$72.95
MYR345.71
|
|
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