Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 21.8% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Dakar
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Dakar
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
|
pay 17.7% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
Dakar
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
|
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