Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 89.7% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 93.6% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$6.84
₩9,421
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$6.08
₩8,374
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$1.56
₩2,154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.82
₩1,127
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$3.17
₩4,372
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$5.72
₩7,877
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$8.47
₩11,673
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$3.83
₩5,281
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$4.85
₩6,685
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$2.90
₩3,990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$1.67
₩2,297
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$2.82
₩3,879
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$2.77
₩3,810
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$1.68
₩2,320
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$1.38
₩1,898
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$5.41
₩7,453
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$41.78
₩57,571
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$31,904.23
₩43,963,384
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$8.96
₩12,352
|
|
pay 96.5% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$21.92
₩30,199
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$768.77
₩1,059,352
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$592.83
₩816,914
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$138.80
₩191,258
|
|
pay 94.7% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$384.99
₩530,505
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$18,449.76
₩25,423,398
|
|
pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$3.80
₩5,234
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$3.92
₩5,408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$3.42
₩4,710
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$52.16
₩71,879
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$10.63
₩14,654
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$60.78
₩83,748
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$43.57
₩60,044
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$72.02
₩99,236
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$114.47
₩157,733
|
|
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