Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 28.2% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 19.7% less for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Turkey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.30
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.56
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.23
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.96
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.66
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.58
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.76
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.87
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.94
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.20
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.97
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.15
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.03
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
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pay 28.4% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.57
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.33
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,845.11
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.89
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM128.30
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,321.23
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,401.05
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM193.40
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,208.22
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,246.31
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.47
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.57
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.56
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.70
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.73
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 25.6% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.72
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM146.18
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM325.21
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM348.99
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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