Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 58.9% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Praia, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE481.49
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.58
|
$0.68
RM3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.41
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Praia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.10
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.91
|
$5.36
RM25.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.87
|
$6.60
RM31.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.53
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.80
|
$1.85
RM8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.66
|
$1.24
RM5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
$0.67
RM3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
$1.25
RM5.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.72
|
$0.66
RM3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.18
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.78
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
Praia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE657.62
|
$1.79
RM8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
$11.36
RM54.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
$10.22
RM48.75
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
Praia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,193.89
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,384.81
|
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,286.79
|
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,445.99
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,872.07
|
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,662.37
|
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
|
pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.31
|
$3.86
RM18.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.24
|
$2.84
RM13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,876.94
|
$43.83
RM209.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$4.54
RM21.66
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Praia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.44
RM231.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,184.71
|
$72.95
RM347.94
|
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