Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 21.6% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 54.4% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
Kingstown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
|
pay 78.5% more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
|
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