Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 24.4% cheaper than Belgrade.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 63.4% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
RSD1,101
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
RSD1,001
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
RSD254
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD172
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD543
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
RSD552
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
RSD296
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
RSD353
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
RSD82
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD86
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD56
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD51
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 26.4% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
RSD739
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.45
RSD2,203
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,545.65
RSD3,075,280
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.65
RSD1,039
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 34.3% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.07
RSD2,809
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$819.25
RSD88,259
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.43
RSD53,050
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.43
RSD14,267
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.95
RSD35,762
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,304.25
RSD786,901
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
RSD300
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
RSD261
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
RSD421
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
RSD3,903
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
RSD751
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
RSD9,999
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.07
RSD4,209
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.47
RSD11,039
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.50
RSD13,413
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
|
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