Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 55.3% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 64.8% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
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