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Kuala Lumpur vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 10.3% cheaper than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 26.0% less in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 6.8% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 45.9% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 37.5% less in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.6% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 18.4% less in Kuala Lumpur

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.9% less for restaurants

	Moroni	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.42 KMF2,730	$4.74 MYR19.59	-26.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.30 KMF3,529	$4.74 MYR19.59	-42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 KMF442	$0.89 MYR3.66	-14.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 KMF285	$0.49 MYR2.01	-27.6%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 26.0% less for groceries

	Moroni	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 KMF251	$0.98 MYR4.03	+64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 KMF1,708	$7.13 MYR29.45	+77.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 KMF7,228	$7.98 MYR32.96	-53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23 KMF2,223	$2.23 MYR9.21	-57.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.09 MYR8.65
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 KMF1,013	$1.32 MYR5.45	-44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.75 MYR3.09
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.22 MYR5.04
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 KMF829	$0.69 MYR2.86	-64.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 KMF905	$0.57 MYR2.34	-73.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 KMF621	$0.62 MYR2.56	-57.6%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 6.8% less for transportation

	Moroni	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.89 KMF5,055	$1.87 MYR7.71	-84.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.58 KMF14,271	$11.85 MYR48.96	-64.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,879.18 KMF8,448,651	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+102.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.93 KMF3,796	$10.66 MYR44.07	+19.4%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 45.9% less for housing

	Moroni	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.92 KMF32,690	$25.49 MYR105.32	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.19 KMF322,657	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	-24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$630.71 KMF268,054	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	-44.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.32 KMF37,960	$46.59 MYR192.54	-47.8%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

	Moroni	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$415.80 KMF176,717	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	-36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,673.45 KMF6,236,217	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	-38.6%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 KMF462	$4.27 MYR17.63	+292.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 KMF779	$3.06 MYR12.65	+66.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.27 MYR17.63
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.88 KMF15,248	$46.43 MYR191.86	+29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.79 KMF2,884	$4.98 MYR20.56	-26.7%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

	Moroni	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.07 KMF26,805	$61.66 MYR254.80	-2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.07 KMF26,805	$37.10 MYR153.34	-41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.46 KMF48,647	$87.80 MYR362.83	-23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.77 KMF37,726	$82.47 MYR340.83	-7.1%
Average			-18.4%

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