Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 35.8% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Doha, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Doha
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Doha
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
Doha
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
|
pay 54.6% less for childcare
Doha
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
|
pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Doha
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
|
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