Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 5.6% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
Q44.99
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
Q8.51
|
$0.68
RM3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
Q6.54
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 9.0% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
Q14.73
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
Q22.01
|
$5.36
RM25.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Q49.58
|
$6.60
RM31.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Q16.32
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
Q23.86
|
$1.85
RM8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
Q11.66
|
$1.24
RM5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.90
|
$0.67
RM3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
Q10.48
|
$1.25
RM5.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
Q6.26
|
$0.66
RM3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.57
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.55
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
Q32.39
|
$1.79
RM8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
Q82.48
|
$11.36
RM54.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
Q139,969.28
|
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.49
|
$10.22
RM48.75
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
Q4,537.88
|
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
Q3,208.42
|
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
Q489.66
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
|
pay 47.2% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
|
pay 5.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
Q20.00
|
$3.86
RM18.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
Q19.00
|
$2.84
RM13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
Q27.99
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
Q399.91
|
$43.83
RM209.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
Q57.49
|
$4.54
RM21.66
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
Q398.80
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
Q460.90
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
Q789.83
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
Q854.81
|
$72.95
RM347.94
|
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