Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 55.4% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 75.4% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.84
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.32
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.14
|
$0.68
RM3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.26
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.51
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.83
|
$5.36
RM25.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.92
|
$6.60
RM31.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.28
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.55
|
$1.85
RM8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.25
|
$1.24
RM5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$0.67
RM3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.44
|
$1.25
RM5.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.78
|
$0.66
RM3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.79
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.47
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.35
|
$1.79
RM8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$153.17
|
$11.36
RM54.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,633.61
|
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.38
|
$10.22
RM48.75
|
|
pay 73.2% less for housing
Canberra
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.04
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,792.62
|
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,287.70
|
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$280.51
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
|
pay 65.1% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,580.88
|
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,757.15
|
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.25
|
$3.86
RM18.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.73
|
$2.84
RM13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.74
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.02
|
$43.83
RM209.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.42
|
$4.54
RM21.66
|
|
pay 54.0% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$143.13
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$111.30
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$206.03
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$280.36
|
$72.95
RM347.94
|
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