Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 7.3 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
|
pay 41.6 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
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