Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 48.1% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.05
|
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.63
|
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.20
|
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.32
|
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.26
|
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
|
pay 61.8% less for housing
Brussels
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.14
|
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€882.58
|
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.92
|
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.34
|
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
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