Cost of living comparison
Greece is 71.3% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Greece instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 20.2% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.94
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.58
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.48
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.84
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.15
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,281.85
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.74
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 91.6% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.88
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,313.71
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.51
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.77
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.31
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,125.64
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.41
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.02
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 31.9% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM230.97
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.71
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.16
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.86
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
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