Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 31.2% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Athens, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$0.68
RM3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
Athens
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$5.36
RM25.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$6.60
RM31.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$1.85
RM8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.24
RM5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.67
RM3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.25
RM5.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.66
RM3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Athens
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$1.79
RM8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$11.36
RM54.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.69
|
$10.22
RM48.75
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
Athens
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.50
|
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.84
|
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
|
pay 35.4% less for childcare
Athens
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€456.34
|
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
|
pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.37
|
$3.86
RM18.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$2.84
RM13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.82
|
$43.83
RM209.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.54
RM21.66
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
Athens
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.08
|
$72.95
RM347.94
|
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