Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 37.6% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
AWG15.30
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
AWG3.05
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
AWG2.80
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$5.36
MYR25.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.07
AWG12.73
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
AWG6.47
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
AWG2.79
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.75
AWG4.94
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
AWG8.49
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$11.36
MYR53.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,209.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.68
AWG62.43
|
$10.22
MYR48.43
|
|
pay 56.3% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$26.82
MYR127.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$770.54
AWG1,386.98
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$630.32
AWG1,134.58
|
$292.86
MYR1,387.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.62
AWG262.12
|
$40.43
MYR191.58
|
|
pay 0.3% more for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.22
AWG355.00
|
$252.56
MYR1,196.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,895.96
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.47
AWG15.25
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.64
AWG128.96
|
$43.83
MYR207.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.83
AWG145.50
|
$48.44
MYR229.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$30.56
MYR144.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.20
AWG196.56
|
$67.98
MYR322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.15
AWG203.66
|
$72.95
MYR345.71
|
|
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