Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 81.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vilnius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.14
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.37
|
$7.64
€7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.20
|
$2.38
€2.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.00
|
$1.75
€1.61
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.92
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.41
|
$5.74
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.28
|
$5.77
€5.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.67
|
$2.51
€2.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.79
|
$3.63
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.88
|
$0.67
€0.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.17
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.91
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.12
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.18
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.48
|
$7.38
€6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM53.80
|
$31.88
€29.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM172,155.35
|
$27,266.35
€25,110.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.42
|
$7.36
€6.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vilnius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.05
|
$15.10
€13.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,298.67
|
$817.79
€753.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,387.44
|
$555.68
€511.76
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM191.52
|
$166.64
€153.47
|
|
pay 51.0% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,196.48
|
$475.95
€438.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM36,884.28
|
$8,833.69
€8,135.39
|
|
pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.29
|
$4.51
€4.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.44
|
$3.08
€2.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.37
|
$5.00
€4.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM207.66
|
$33.73
€31.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.52
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM229.47
|
$79.56
€73.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM144.76
|
$37.08
€34.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM322.05
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM345.60
|
$107.10
€98.63
|
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