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Castries vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 51.5% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 82.8% more in Castries
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Castries
Transportation: pay 92.3% more in Castries
Housing: pay 40.3% more in Castries
Childcare: pay 24.8% less in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.7% more in Castries
Clothing: pay 30.8% more in Castries

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Castries are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Castries.

Castries vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.8% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.74 MYR19.59	$7.40 EC$20.00	+56.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.59	$7.40 EC$20.00	+56.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MYR3.66	$1.94 EC$5.25	+119.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR2.01	$0.97 EC$2.63	+99.6%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.03	$1.67 EC$4.52	+71.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.45	$5.61 EC$15.17	-21.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.98 MYR32.96	$8.09 EC$21.87	+1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MYR9.21	$4.25 EC$11.47	+90.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.65	$4.41 EC$11.93	+110.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.45	$3.43 EC$9.27	+159.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.09	$0.75 EC$2.04	+0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.04	$2.86 EC$7.72	+134.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.86	$4.17 EC$11.27	+502.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$1.54 EC$4.17	+173.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.56	$0.78 EC$2.12	+26.4%
Average			+113.6%

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pay 92.3% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 MYR7.71	$5.85 EC$15.82	+213.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-28.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR44.07	??
Average			+92.3%

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pay 40.3% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR105.32	$43.66 EC$118.00	+71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	$589.20 EC$1,592.34	+2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	$394.69 EC$1,066.67	+12.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR192.54	$81.35 EC$219.85	+74.6%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 24.8% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	$198.89 EC$537.50	-24.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	??
Average			-24.8%

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pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.63	$2.78 EC$7.50	-34.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 MYR12.65	$3.70 EC$10.00	+20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.63	$9.25 EC$25.00	+116.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.43 MYR191.86	$42.55 EC$115.00	-8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.56	$6.66 EC$18.00	+33.8%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 30.8% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR254.80	$78.94 EC$213.33	+28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR153.34	$52.42 EC$141.67	+41.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.80 MYR362.83	$104.84 EC$283.33	+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.47 MYR340.83	$111.01 EC$300.00	+34.6%
Average			+30.8%

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