Cost of living comparison
Castries is 54.8% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Castries instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Castries
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
|
pay 89.4% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
|
pay 93.9% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
?? | |
pay 51.9% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Castries
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
|
pay 82.6% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
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