Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 2.6 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.41
RM16.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.09
RM19.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.68
RM3.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 1.2% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.83
RM3.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.36
RM25.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$6.60
RM31.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.83
RM8.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.85
RM8.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.24
RM5.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.67
RM3.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.25
RM5.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.66
RM3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.42
RM2.03
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$1.79
RM8.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$11.36
RM54.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$36,338.86
RM173,845.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$10.22
RM48.89
|
|
pay 2.9% less for housing
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$26.82
RM128.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$485.21
RM2,321.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$292.86
RM1,401.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$40.43
RM193.40
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$252.56
RM1,208.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$7,785.60
RM37,246.31
|
|
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$3.86
RM18.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.84
RM13.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$4.09
RM19.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$43.83
RM209.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.54
RM21.73
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$48.44
RM231.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$30.56
RM146.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$67.98
RM325.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$72.95
RM348.99
|
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