Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 42.3% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of France, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
France
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.98
|
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
France
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.73
|
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.85
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
France
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.28
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.70
|
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.76
|
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
|
pay 42.9% less for housing
France
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€706.37
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€567.14
|
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
|
pay 46.9% less for childcare
France
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€626.14
|
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.72
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.27
|
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.42
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
France
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.96
|
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
|
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