Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 21.3% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD70.03
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD50.02
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.82
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.78
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.35
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.73
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.31
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.94
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.32
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.66
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 37.0% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.10
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD660.32
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,597.56
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.04
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.46
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,138.69
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,938.94
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.92
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 39.4% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,570.77
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,595.84
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.01
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.24
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD40.02
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD344.29
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.03
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD422.35
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD370.18
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD718.21
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD734.53
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
|
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