Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 29.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 74.4% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
|
pay 88.8% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
|
pay 54.0% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
|
pay 52.4% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
|
pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
|
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