Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 12.2% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 82.0% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.59
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.49
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.85
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.16
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.75
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.42
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.07
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 63.8% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.94
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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