Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 38.5% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Rome, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.50
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$0.68
RM3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Rome
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$5.36
RM25.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$6.60
RM31.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$1.85
RM8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.24
RM5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.67
RM3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.25
RM5.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.66
RM3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Rome
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.17
|
$1.79
RM8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.98
|
$11.36
RM54.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.39
|
$10.22
RM48.75
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
Rome
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.44
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,095.60
|
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€723.56
|
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.02
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Rome
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.53
|
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,165.70
|
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$3.86
RM18.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$2.84
RM13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.61
|
$43.83
RM209.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$4.54
RM21.66
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
Rome
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.02
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.97
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.02
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.83
|
$72.95
RM347.94
|
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