Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 26.6% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
|
pay 50.6% less for housing
Beirut
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
|
pay 9.1% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
|
pay 4.7% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
|
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