Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 45.5% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Australia, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.15
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.70
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Australia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.40
|
$5.36
MYR25.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.55
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.38
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.98
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.17
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Australia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.48
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$123.86
|
$11.36
MYR53.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,209.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.10
|
$10.22
MYR48.43
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
Australia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
$26.82
MYR127.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
$292.86
MYR1,387.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
$40.43
MYR191.58
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
Australia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
$252.56
MYR1,196.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,895.96
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.64
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.62
|
$43.83
MYR207.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.52
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Australia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
$48.44
MYR229.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
$30.56
MYR144.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
$67.98
MYR322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.11
|
$72.95
MYR345.71
|
|
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