Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 5.8% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Lima, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.03
PEN14.86
|
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
PEN22.79
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
PEN3.19
|
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.01
|
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
Lima
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
PEN8.61
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
PEN13.28
|
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
PEN18.18
|
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.85
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
PEN8.73
|
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
PEN2.94
|
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.82
|
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
PEN1.79
|
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.75
|
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Lima
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
PEN20.70
|
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.86
PEN76.90
|
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,497.63
PEN79,269.32
|
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.42
PEN75.31
|
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
Lima
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.05
PEN107.12
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.54
PEN2,055.83
|
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.83
PEN1,337.87
|
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.53
PEN175.25
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
|
pay 8.9% less for childcare
Lima
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.81
PEN924.81
|
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,392.79
PEN27,259.84
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
|
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
PEN7.93
|
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.66
PEN9.80
|
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.82
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.70
PEN113.19
|
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.72
PEN24.77
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Lima
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
PEN162.12
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.91
PEN117.66
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
PEN301.93
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.53
PEN337.51
|
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
|
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