Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 27.1% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Baku, you would:
pay 4.3% less for restaurants
Baku
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 55.4% more for groceries
Baku
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
$5.36
MYR25.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 26.7% more for transportation
Baku
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
$11.36
MYR53.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,209.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
$10.22
MYR48.43
|
|
pay 39.6% more for housing
Baku
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
$26.82
MYR127.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
$292.86
MYR1,387.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
$40.43
MYR191.58
|
|
pay 34.2% more for childcare
Baku
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
$252.56
MYR1,196.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,895.96
|
|
pay 48.6% more for entertainment and sports
Baku
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
$43.83
MYR207.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Baku
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
$48.44
MYR229.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
$30.56
MYR144.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
$67.98
MYR322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
$72.95
MYR345.71
|
|
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