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Kuala Lumpur vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 12.5% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 24.3% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 18.4% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 14.3% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 83.0% more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 7.0% more in Kuala Lumpur

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

Kuala Lumpur vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.1% less for restaurants

	Pretoria	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.89	$4.74 MYR19.59	-45.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR86.27	$4.74 MYR19.59	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.50	$0.89 MYR3.66	-18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.58	$0.49 MYR2.01	-42.9%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 24.3% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.16	$0.98 MYR4.03	-8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR69.13	$7.13 MYR29.45	+76.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.48	$7.98 MYR32.96	+69.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.36	$2.23 MYR9.21	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.15	$2.09 MYR8.65	-0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$1.32 MYR5.45	+73.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.19	$0.75 MYR3.09	+5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.83	$1.22 MYR5.04	+62.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR13.02	$0.69 MYR2.86	-9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.20	$0.57 MYR2.34	-5.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.34	$0.62 MYR2.56	+13.7%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 18.4% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.49	$1.87 MYR7.71	-62.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,913.51	$11.85 MYR48.96	-93.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR345,085.73	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+99.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.84	$10.66 MYR44.07	-17.7%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 14.3% less for housing

	Pretoria	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR629.04	$25.49 MYR105.32	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,980.59	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,033.18	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	-14.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,670.51	$46.59 MYR192.54	-52.3%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 83.0% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,470.58	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	+30.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,418.40	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	+135.5%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.44	$4.27 MYR17.63	+85.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.72	$3.06 MYR12.65	+42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.30	$4.27 MYR17.63	+48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR613.80	$46.43 MYR191.86	+29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR133.10	$4.98 MYR20.56	-36.0%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 7.0% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR864.09	$61.66 MYR254.80	+22.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR566.83	$37.10 MYR153.34	+12.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,524.13	$87.80 MYR362.83	-1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,478.94	$82.47 MYR340.83	-4.6%
Average			+7.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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