Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 42.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 52.1% more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 53.9% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 25.0% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 82.9% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% less in Brazzaville

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

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Brazzaville vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.1% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$8.40 FCFA4,903	+71.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$4.93 FCFA2,880	+0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.60 FCFA935	+98.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$1.32 FCFA769	+185.9%
Average			+52.1%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Brazzaville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.9% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$4.78 FCFA2,790	+336.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$8.09 FCFA4,722	+15.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$10.66 FCFA6,225	+33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$2.93 FCFA1,713	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$4.17 FCFA2,437	+106.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$1.11 FCFA648	-28.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.77 FCFA452	-5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$1.65 FCFA965	+59.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$1.35 FCFA790	+90.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$1.19 FCFA697	+101.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$1.06 FCFA617	+70.2%
Average			+53.9%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Brazzaville - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.0% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$5.01 FCFA2,924	+55.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$23.39 FCFA13,657	+91.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	-29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$12.49 FCFA7,289	+13.4%
Average			+25.0%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Brazzaville - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$42.68 FCFA24,915	+62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	+86.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$450.79 FCFA263K	+21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$631.61 FCFA369K	+1228.0%
Average			+109.6%

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pay 82.9% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$51.21 FCFA29,898	-82.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	??
Average			-82.9%

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$5.70 FCFA3,326	+29.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$3.97 FCFA2,316	+28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$3.76 FCFA2,193	-14.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$25.82 FCFA15,074	-47.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$5.72 FCFA3,342	+14.1%
Average			-4.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	??

Kuala Lumpur vs. Brazzaville - Cost of clothing

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