Cost of living comparison
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Kuala Lumpur vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost of Living Summary
Kuala Lumpur is 64.1% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
Kuala Lumpur vs. Charlotte Amalie Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$4.74
MYR18.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.74
MYR18.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$0.89
MYR3.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$0.49
MYR1.92
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants
pay 60.5% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.98
MYR3.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.13
MYR28.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$7.98
MYR31.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.23
MYR8.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.09
MYR8.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.32
MYR5.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
MYR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
MYR4.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.69
MYR2.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
MYR2.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
MYR2.44
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of groceries
pay 67.8% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$1.87
MYR7.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.85
MYR46.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$40,284.36
MYR159K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.66
MYR42.00
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of transportation
pay 78.8% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$25.49
MYR100.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$573.16
MYR2,257.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$350.71
MYR1,381.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$46.59
MYR183.50
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$264.45
MYR1,041.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,004.74
MYR35,465.17
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of childcare
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.27
MYR16.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.50
|
$3.06
MYR12.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$4.27
MYR16.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$46.43
MYR182.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.98
MYR19.60
|
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$61.66
MYR242.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.10
MYR146.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.80
MYR345.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.47
MYR324.83
|
Charlotte Amalie vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing
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