Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 37.7% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 7.4% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
$13,075
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
$21,792
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$2,519
|
$0.68
RM3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$1,937
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 46.6% more for groceries
Bogota
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
$4,449
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
$9,615
|
$5.36
RM25.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
$14,501
|
$6.60
RM31.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
$6,947
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
$7,106
|
$1.85
RM8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
$3,855
|
$1.24
RM5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
$1,487
|
$0.67
RM3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$1,911
|
$1.25
RM5.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
$2,000
|
$0.66
RM3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,583
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
$1,420
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
$8,293
|
$1.79
RM8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
$122,906
|
$11.36
RM54.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
$52,300,224
|
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
$49,685
|
$10.22
RM48.75
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
Bogota
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
$78,652
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
$1,348,648
|
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
$1,003,703
|
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
$210,734
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
|
pay 42.5% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
$752,916
|
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
$20,322,373
|
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
$3,923
|
$3.86
RM18.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
$4,771
|
$2.84
RM13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$7,409
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
$73,897
|
$43.83
RM209.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
$15,429
|
$4.54
RM21.66
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
$184,547
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
$115,949
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
$286,331
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
$243,694
|
$72.95
RM347.94
|
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