Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 48.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 47.7% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$0.68
RM3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
$5.36
RM25.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
$6.60
RM31.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
$1.85
RM8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$1.24
RM5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.67
RM3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$1.25
RM5.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$0.66
RM3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
$1.79
RM8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
$11.36
RM54.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
$10.22
RM48.75
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
$3.86
RM18.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
$2.84
RM13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
$43.83
RM209.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
$4.54
RM21.66
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
$72.95
RM347.94
|
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