Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 41.2% cheaper than Road Town.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Road Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$3.41
RM16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$4.09
RM19.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.68
RM3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.42
RM2.00
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Road Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.83
RM3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$5.36
RM25.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$6.60
RM31.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.83
RM8.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$1.85
RM8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.24
RM5.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.67
RM3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.25
RM5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$0.66
RM3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.46
RM2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
Road Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$1.79
RM8.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.36
RM53.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$36,338.86
RM172,155.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.22
RM48.42
|
|
pay 74.1% less for housing
Road Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$26.82
RM127.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$485.21
RM2,298.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$292.86
RM1,387.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$40.43
RM191.52
|
|
pay 35.5% less for childcare
Road Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$252.56
RM1,196.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$7,785.60
RM36,884.28
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Road Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$3.86
RM18.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$2.84
RM13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$4.09
RM19.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$43.83
RM207.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$4.54
RM21.52
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Road Town
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$48.44
RM229.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.56
RM144.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$67.98
RM322.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$72.95
RM345.60
|
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