Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 2.2 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
|
pay 77.4% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
|
pay 61.9% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
|
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