Cost of living comparison
Riga is 84.1% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Riga instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Riga
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$5.42
€5.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$5.49
€5.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$3.48
€3.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$7.79
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$32.98
€30.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$19.82
€18.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$489.54
€454.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$337.47
€313.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$254.35
€236.20
|
|
pay 71.8% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$404.77
€375.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$14,268.86
€13,250.77
|
|
pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$3.01
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$44.13
€40.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$10.00
€9.29
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$44.87
€41.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$77.12
€71.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$112.87
€104.82
|
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