Bogota is 10.1% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.

If you lived in Bogota instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

pay 10.2% more for restaurants

 
Kuala Lumpur
Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.41
RM16.14
$3.30
$12,810
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.09
RM19.37
$5.50
$21,350
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.68
RM3.20
$0.64
$2,468

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pay 22.8% less for groceries

 
Kuala Lumpur
Bogota
Bread
1 loaf
$0.83
RM3.92
$1.12
$4,359
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.36
RM25.41
$2.42
$9,420
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
RM31.28
$3.66
$14,207

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pay 37.2% more for transportation

 
Kuala Lumpur
Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.79
RM8.48
$2.09
$8,125
Monthly public transit pass $11.36
RM53.80
$31.00
$120,417
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,338.86
RM172,155.35
$13,189.68
$51,241,196

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pay 9.5% less for housing

 
Kuala Lumpur
Bogota
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.82
RM127.05
$19.84
$77,059
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $485.21
RM2,298.67
$340.12
$1,321,339
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $292.86
RM1,387.44
$253.13
$983,379

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pay 29.5% less for childcare

 
Kuala Lumpur
Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $252.56
RM1,196.48
$189.88
$737,670
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,785.60
RM36,884.28
$5,125.13
$19,910,865

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pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kuala Lumpur
Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.86
RM18.29
$0.99
$3,843
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.84
RM13.44
$1.20
$4,674
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.09
RM19.37
$1.87
$7,259

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

 
Kuala Lumpur
Bogota
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.44
RM229.47
$46.54
$180,810
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.56
RM144.76
$29.24
$113,601
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$67.98
RM322.05
$72.21
$280,533

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