Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 64.0% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 32.9% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$48.88
CLF1.6600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$17,775.09
CLF604.7600
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 68.2% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$515.89
CLF17.5500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$484.85
CLF16.5000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$123.09
CLF4.1900
|
|
pay 27.1% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$427.49
CLF14.5400
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$6,617.78
CLF225.1600
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$57.07
CLF1.9400
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$74.61
CLF2.5400
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$82.33
CLF2.8000
|
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