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Monrovia vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 58.7% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 42.6% more in Monrovia
Housing: pay 73.1% more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 70.6% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.3% more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 32.9% less in Monrovia

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

Monrovia vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.74 MYR19.59	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	+58.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.59	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+132.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MYR3.66	$2.00 LRD355.25	+125.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR2.01	$2.00 LRD355.25	+311.0%
Average			+156.8%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Monrovia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.03	$1.79 LRD318.17	+83.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.45	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	-17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.98 MYR32.96	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	+0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MYR9.21	$3.60 LRD639.45	+61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.65	$5.38 LRD954.74	+156.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.45	$0.74 LRD131.87	-43.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.09	$3.83 LRD680.90	+412.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.04	$4.67 LRD828.92	+282.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.86	$5.00 LRD888.13	+622.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$1.03 LRD182.93	+82.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.56	$4.83 LRD858.52	+678.8%
Average			+210.9%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Monrovia - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 MYR7.71	$4.69 LRD833.65	+151.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.96	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	+68.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-68.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR44.07	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	+19.0%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 73.1% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR105.32	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+265.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	+16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-72.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR192.54	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	+83.0%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 70.6% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-51.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-90.1%
Average			-70.6%

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pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.63	$3.00 LRD532.88	-29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 MYR12.65	$3.33 LRD592.08	+8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.63	$5.00 LRD888.13	+17.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.43 MYR191.86	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	+64.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.56	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	+95.9%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 32.9% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR254.80	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-70.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR153.34	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	-9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.80 MYR362.83	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-35.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.47 MYR340.83	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	-16.6%
Average			-32.9%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Monrovia - Cost of clothing

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