Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 10.1% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 97.5% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 27.8% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 8.7% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 29.8% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 19.6% less in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% less in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in Chisinau

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

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Chisinau vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.5% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.86	$11.22 MDL200.58	+129.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.86	$8.70 MDL155.45	+77.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.28	$1.21 MDL21.60	+49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.87	$0.89 MDL15.92	+93.3%
Average			+97.5%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.8% less for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.44	$0.71 MDL12.71	-35.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.40	$4.89 MDL87.39	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.31	$4.73 MDL84.61	-40.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.26	$2.79 MDL49.81	+10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.20	$2.36 MDL42.13	+16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.28	$0.44 MDL7.83	-71.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.32	$0.87 MDL15.60	+6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.20	$0.94 MDL16.79	-9.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.89	$1.01 MDL17.97	+41.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.40	$0.31 MDL5.58	-47.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.52	$0.25 MDL4.40	-60.4%
Average			-27.8%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Chisinau - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.06	$6.44 MDL115.06	+100.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.65	$13.52 MDL241.70	+10.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR169K	$29,507.41 MDL528K	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.69	$4.94 MDL88.26	-55.2%
Average			+8.7%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Chisinau - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.8% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR106.62	$10.59 MDL189.39	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,507.45	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	+10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,507.10	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	+17.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR193.02	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+290.8%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 19.6% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,213.76	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	+45.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,262.64	$5,841.67 MDL104K	-55.5%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.87	$2.24 MDL40.12	-49.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.56	$2.16 MDL38.67	-30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.87	$3.42 MDL61.18	-22.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR198.40	$41.67 MDL745.01	-14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.36	$8.41 MDL150.43	+67.7%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR289.99	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	+11.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR170.13	$47.07 MDL841.43	+12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR349.90	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR389.89	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	+20.3%
Average			+18.9%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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