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Kuala Lumpur vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 15.2% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 45.7% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 24.2% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 39.8% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 34.3% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 9.2% more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 17.2% less in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of groceries and childcare in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 45.7% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.82 LBP966,418	$4.74 MYR19.59	-56.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$4.74 MYR19.59	-40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 LBP156,798	$0.89 MYR3.66	-49.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.49 MYR2.01	-36.2%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

	Beirut	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$0.75 LBP66,834	$0.98 MYR4.03	+30.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 LBP452,159	$7.13 MYR29.45	+40.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 LBP553,696	$7.98 MYR32.96	+28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 LBP272,561	$2.23 MYR9.21	-27.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 LBP382,621	$2.09 MYR8.65	-51.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 LBP81,735	$1.32 MYR5.45	+44.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LBP59,250	$0.75 MYR3.09	+12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 LBP53,814	$1.22 MYR5.04	+102.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LBP45,143	$0.69 MYR2.86	+36.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,170	$0.57 MYR2.34	+35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 LBP49,194	$0.62 MYR2.56	+12.7%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 39.8% less for transportation

	Beirut	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 LBP313,128	$1.87 MYR7.71	-46.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$11.85 MYR48.96	-83.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 LBP3,126,035,607	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+15.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 LBP1,696,991	$10.66 MYR44.07	-43.9%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 34.3% less for housing

	Beirut	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$25.49 MYR105.32	-32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$842.31 LBP75,230,967	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	-32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$372.22 LBP33,245,141	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	-5.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$46.59 MYR192.54	-66.6%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 9.2% more for childcare

	Beirut	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$362.50 LBP32,376,797	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	-27.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,187.50 LBP552,638,438	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	+45.5%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$4.27 MYR17.63	+6.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 LBP293,366	$3.06 MYR12.65	-6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 LBP227,754	$4.27 MYR17.63	+67.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.33 LBP5,924,582	$46.43 MYR191.86	-30.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP893,153	$4.98 MYR20.56	-50.2%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 17.2% less for clothing

	Beirut	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.38 LBP5,303,096	$61.66 MYR254.80	+3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$37.10 MYR153.34	-25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.56 LBP10,767,456	$87.80 MYR362.83	-27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.86 LBP9,186,717	$82.47 MYR340.83	-19.8%
Average			-17.2%

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