Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 34.2% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
$548.17
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
$398.67
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
$73.08
|
$0.68
RM3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$57.70
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
$98.19
|
$0.83
RM3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
$224.37
|
$5.36
RM25.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
$164.03
|
$6.60
RM31.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
$140.00
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
$169.51
|
$1.85
RM8.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
$33.02
|
$1.24
RM5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
$42.74
|
$0.67
RM3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
$21.60
|
$1.25
RM5.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
$48.10
|
$0.66
RM3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
$27.77
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
$28.74
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 52.7% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
$289.74
|
$1.79
RM8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
$1,794.02
|
$11.36
RM54.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
$1,594,687.52
|
$36,338.86
RM173,281.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
$742.53
|
$10.22
RM48.74
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
$1,574.03
|
$26.82
RM127.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
$23,141.09
|
$485.21
RM2,313.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
$19,103.68
|
$292.86
RM1,396.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
$4,299.08
|
$40.43
RM192.77
|
|
pay 10.0% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
$13,621.29
|
$252.56
RM1,204.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
$276,952.37
|
$7,785.60
RM37,125.64
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
$119.60
|
$3.86
RM18.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
$150.72
|
$2.84
RM13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
$184.39
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
$1,961.65
|
$43.83
RM209.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
$368.77
|
$4.54
RM21.66
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
$3,916.33
|
$48.44
RM230.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
$1,789.04
|
$30.56
RM145.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
$4,622.20
|
$67.98
RM324.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
$4,345.52
|
$72.95
RM347.86
|
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