Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 22.1% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Santiago
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
|
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