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Kuala Lumpur vs. Delhi Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 2.2 times more expensive than Delhi.

Restaurants: pay 67.5% more in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 94.5% more in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.1% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 75.0% more in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in Delhi. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur vs. Delhi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Delhi, you would:

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pay 67.5% more for restaurants

	Delhi	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.64 ₹503.69	$4.74 MYR19.59	-15.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.95 ₹352.58	$4.74 MYR19.59	+20.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 ₹42.87	$0.89 MYR3.66	+84.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 ₹15.46	$0.49 MYR2.01	+181.2%
Average			+67.5%

Delhi vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Delhi	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 ₹50.31	$0.98 MYR4.03	+73.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.34 ₹208.67	$7.13 MYR29.45	+205.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.91 ₹259.85	$7.98 MYR32.96	+174.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 ₹97.22	$2.23 MYR9.21	+104.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₹141.99	$2.09 MYR8.65	+31.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 ₹80.80	$1.32 MYR5.45	+46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 ₹32.02	$0.75 MYR3.09	+108.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 ₹41.43	$1.22 MYR5.04	+163.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ₹22.85	$0.69 MYR2.86	+170.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹15.58	$0.57 MYR2.34	+224.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 ₹20.11	$0.62 MYR2.56	+175.8%
Average			+134.3%

Delhi vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.5% more for transportation

	Delhi	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 ₹377.20	$1.87 MYR7.71	-55.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.27 ₹1,007.37	$11.85 MYR48.96	+5.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,220.85 ₹1,359,950.51	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+164.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.93 ₹261.92	$10.66 MYR44.07	+263.8%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Delhi	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.34 ₹745.30	$25.49 MYR105.32	+205.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.89 ₹20,540.54	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	+149.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.05 ₹12,424.24	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	+152.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.95 ₹4,373.84	$46.59 MYR192.54	-4.8%
Average			+125.5%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Delhi	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.33 ₹6,373.10	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	+270.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,932.31 ₹172,647.85	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	+366.0%
Average			+318.4%

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pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Delhi	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 ₹201.47	$4.27 MYR17.63	+89.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 ₹188.45	$3.06 MYR12.65	+45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.95 ₹352.58	$4.27 MYR17.63	+8.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.60 ₹1,929.83	$46.43 MYR191.86	+115.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.07 ₹453.32	$4.98 MYR20.56	-1.9%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 75.0% more for clothing

	Delhi	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.76 ₹2,480.03	$61.66 MYR254.80	+122.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.10 ₹3,046.53	$37.10 MYR153.34	+8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.38 ₹4,680.40	$87.80 MYR362.83	+67.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.89 ₹3,653.04	$82.47 MYR340.83	+101.7%
Average			+75.0%

Delhi vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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