Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 25.3% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 70.3% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
|
pay 49.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 76.4% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
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