Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 44.3% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 75.4% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
₪62.11
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
₪55.90
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
₪8.96
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.97
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
₪7.56
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
₪23.29
|
$5.36
MYR25.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
₪24.70
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
₪13.61
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
₪15.89
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.12
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.15
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.81
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
₪2.74
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₪2.05
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
₪1.69
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.36
₪27.44
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.15
₪220.49
|
$11.36
MYR53.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,461.30
₪139,644.47
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,209.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.11
₪41.41
|
$10.22
MYR48.43
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.94
₪92.98
|
$26.82
MYR127.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.82
₪5,113.74
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,027.99
₪3,832.05
|
$292.86
MYR1,387.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.09
₪417.83
|
$40.43
MYR191.58
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$761.93
₪2,840.25
|
$252.56
MYR1,196.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,080.39
₪37,576.68
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,895.96
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.78
₪28.98
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
₪13.04
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.72
₪36.23
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.48
₪251.55
|
$43.83
MYR207.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.11
₪41.41
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.07
₪291.01
|
$48.44
MYR229.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.54
₪207.03
|
$30.56
MYR144.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.73
₪412.77
|
$67.98
MYR322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.55
₪427.01
|
$72.95
MYR345.71
|
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