Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 56.9% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 37.8% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
|
pay 70.5% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
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