Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 2.4 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$16.66
₪63.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$15.00
₪57.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$2.40
₪9.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$1.87
₪7.15
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
$2.03
₪7.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.59
|
$6.25
₪23.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.49
|
$6.63
₪25.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$3.65
₪13.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.85
|
$4.26
₪16.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$1.37
₪5.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.85
₪3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.75
₪2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.73
₪2.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.55
₪2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.45
₪1.74
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$7.36
₪28.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.16
|
$59.15
₪226.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
$37,461.30
₪143,301.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.75
|
$11.11
₪42.49
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
$24.94
₪95.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
$1,371.82
₪5,247.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
$1,027.99
₪3,932.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
$112.09
₪428.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
$761.93
₪2,914.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
$10,080.39
₪38,560.61
|
|
pay 92.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.42
|
$7.78
₪29.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$3.50
₪13.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$9.72
₪37.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.07
|
$67.48
₪258.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$11.11
₪42.49
|
|
pay 65.7% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
$78.07
₪298.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
$55.54
₪212.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
$110.73
₪423.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.94
|
$114.55
₪438.19
|
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