Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 19.7% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 25.1% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,479
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,784
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,588
|
$0.68
RM3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,647
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 1.0% less for groceries
Jakarta
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,041
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,914
|
$5.36
RM25.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,974
|
$6.60
RM31.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,464
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,223
|
$1.85
RM8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,232
|
$1.24
RM5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,786
|
$0.67
RM3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,685
|
$1.25
RM5.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,794
|
$0.66
RM3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,030
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,131
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 62.7% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,553
|
$1.79
RM8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp163,047
|
$11.36
RM54.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,793,136
|
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,610
|
$10.22
RM48.75
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,920
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,777,550
|
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,416,371
|
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,059,168
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
|
pay 20.5% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,548,371
|
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp158,078,362
|
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
|
pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp38,044
|
$3.86
RM18.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,381
|
$2.84
RM13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp38,044
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp512,512
|
$43.83
RM209.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,349
|
$4.54
RM21.66
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp721,907
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp495,621
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,268,713
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,415,548
|
$72.95
RM347.94
|
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