Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 29.8% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.08
|
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.62
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.87
|
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.96
|
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.45
|
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,049.62
|
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.65
|
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.70
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€676.54
|
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€498.45
|
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€213.93
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
|
pay 9.7% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€347.47
|
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,448.55
|
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.58
|
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.86
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.62
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.44
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.68
|
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
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