Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 30.0% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 28.0% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
|
pay 42.7% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
Taipei
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
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