Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 69.0% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 53.6% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$5.92
NT$191.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$4.93
NT$159.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$1.07
NT$34.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$0.68
NT$21.99
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$2.01
NT$65.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$8.55
NT$275.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$11.77
NT$380.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$3.41
NT$110.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$4.21
NT$135.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$2.13
NT$68.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$1.02
NT$32.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$1.28
NT$41.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$1.63
NT$52.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$1.29
NT$41.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$1.15
NT$37.29
|
|
pay 92.1% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$3.89
NT$125.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$42.09
NT$1,359.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,061,950.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$9.21
NT$297.35
|
|
pay 35.2% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Taipei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$26.10
NT$842.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$624.83
NT$20,177.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$417.75
NT$13,490.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$69.55
NT$2,245.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$689.69
NT$22,271.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$16,064.75
NT$518,761.20
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Taipei
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$2.14
NT$69.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$3.21
NT$103.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$4.28
NT$138.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$39.68
NT$1,281.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$10.52
NT$339.82
|
|
pay 41.6% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$82.51
NT$2,664.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$30.23
NT$976.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$94.58
NT$3,054.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$115.17
NT$3,718.95
|
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