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Victoria vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 95.3% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 60.3% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 92.5% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 25.2% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Victoria

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Victoria are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Victoria. Notably, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Victoria.

Victoria vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.74 MYR19.59	$15.17 SCR212.02	+220.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.59	$11.80 SCR164.90	+148.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MYR3.66	$2.27 SCR31.77	+156.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR2.01	$2.67 SCR37.32	+448.7%
Average			+243.5%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.3% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.03	$1.63 SCR22.82	+67.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.45	$16.42 SCR229.51	+130.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.98 MYR32.96	$6.80 SCR95.12	-14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MYR9.21	$3.77 SCR52.77	+69.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.65	$2.64 SCR36.86	+25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.45	$0.96 SCR13.36	-27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.09	$1.30 SCR18.17	+73.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.04	$1.02 SCR14.25	-16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.86	$2.67 SCR37.26	+285.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$0.83 SCR11.54	+46.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.56	$0.77 SCR10.81	+24.6%
Average			+60.3%

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pay 92.5% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 MYR7.71	$5.31 SCR74.22	+184.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.96	$24.27 SCR339.23	+104.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	$26,478.78 SCR370,166.79	-34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR44.07	$22.92 SCR320.38	+114.9%
Average			+92.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR105.32	$137.06 SCR1,916.01	+437.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	$907.20 SCR12,682.46	+58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	$752.68 SCR10,522.33	+114.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR192.54	$103.71 SCR1,449.78	+122.6%
Average			+183.3%

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pay 25.2% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	$151.66 SCR2,120.17	-42.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	$8,305.98 SCR116,115.52	-7.8%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.63	$3.87 SCR54.11	-9.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 MYR12.65	$4.62 SCR64.52	+50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.63	$22.69 SCR317.15	+431.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.43 MYR191.86	$93.08 SCR1,301.21	+100.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.56	$6.74 SCR94.23	+35.5%
Average			+121.9%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR254.80	$59.55 SCR832.43	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR153.34	$25.78 SCR360.43	-30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.80 MYR362.83	$84.50 SCR1,181.35	-3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.47 MYR340.83	$82.90 SCR1,158.86	+0.5%
Average			-9.3%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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