Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 39.4% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
San Jose
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
|
pay 43.9% less for childcare
San Jose
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
|
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