Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 24.9% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 77.9% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 46.7% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 30.8% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 1.7% less in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 23.6% more in Bogota

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries in Bogota are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Expenses including entertainment and sports and childcare are lower in Bogota. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.9% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+57.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+108.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.34 COP4,267.92	+66.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$0.87 COP2,755.00	+88.4%
Average			+77.9%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+121.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+63.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+1.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$0.79 COP2,499.80	+10.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.65 COP2,066.32	+10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.63 COP1,985.15	+0.7%
Average			+7.2%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 46.7% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$4.90 COP15,551.55	+52.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$49.41 COP157K	+303.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$23,161.08 COP74M	-44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+89.3%
Average			+46.7%

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pay 30.8% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$29.75 COP94,422.33	+13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$779.14 COP2M	+26.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$440.22 COP1M	+18.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$93.36 COP296K	+96.3%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 1.7% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$463.22 COP1M	+54.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$8,195.93 COP26M	-37.6%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.01 COP6,371.06	-54.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$4.32 COP13,722.28	-1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$33.42 COP106K	-31.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+53.9%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 23.6% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$82.94 COP263K	+16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$47.35 COP150K	+12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	$141.13 COP448K	+63.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	$104.65 COP332K	+8.9%
Average			+23.6%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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