Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 54.5% more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 51.6% more for restaurants
|
Bangalore
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
₹303.25
|
$4.20
MYR18.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹353.80
|
$4.25
MYR18.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
₹44.53
|
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
₹15.43
|
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 90.0% more for groceries
|
Bangalore
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
₹50.11
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
₹357.62
|
$6.43
MYR28.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.29
₹192.87
|
$6.41
MYR28.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹86.36
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
₹149.33
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
₹101.81
|
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.59
|
$0.62
MYR2.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₹42.22
|
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.77
|
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.71
|
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.24
|
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
|
pay 29.7% more for transportation
|
Bangalore
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
₹394.86
|
$1.65
MYR7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.97
₹1,516.27
|
$10.63
MYR46.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,966.29
₹1,516,272.93
|
$34,017.22
MYR149,080.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.07
₹343.69
|
$9.57
MYR41.93
|
|
pay 79.8% more for housing
|
Bangalore
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.51
₹971.41
|
$25.19
MYR110.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.10
₹26,508.37
|
$508.04
MYR2,226.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$190.84
₹16,106.19
|
$345.27
MYR1,513.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.70
₹2,422.31
|
$45.24
MYR198.25
|
|
pay 77.3% more for childcare
|
Bangalore
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.21
₹11,242.32
|
$224.12
MYR982.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,674.70
₹310,128.36
|
$6,851.76
MYR30,027.86
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangalore
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
₹202.17
|
$3.30
MYR14.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
₹206.39
|
$2.76
MYR12.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹363.91
|
$3.83
MYR16.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.93
₹2,019.64
|
$43.84
MYR192.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
₹454.88
|
$4.25
MYR18.64
|
|
pay 32.8% more for clothing
|
Bangalore
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.77
₹2,765.73
|
$49.79
MYR218.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
₹3,187.12
|
$32.50
MYR142.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.07
₹4,562.90
|
$68.97
MYR302.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.45
₹3,329.61
|
$65.29
MYR286.13
|
|
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