Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.6 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$16.63
€15.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.59
|
$4.31
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.49
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.85
|
$3.87
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.16
|
$113.76
€106.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.75
|
$17.14
€16.03
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
$893.73
€835.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.42
|
$5.53
€5.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$15.83
€14.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.07
|
$59.94
€56.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$11.50
€10.75
|
|
pay 32.1% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.94
|
$90.50
€84.61
|
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