Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 32.5% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 4.9% more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
UZS63,356
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.50
UZS44,349
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
UZS7,665
|
$0.68
RM3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
UZS4,344
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 54.5% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
UZS5,192
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
UZS39,825
|
$5.36
RM25.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
UZS48,746
|
$6.60
RM31.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
UZS20,644
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
UZS21,442
|
$1.85
RM8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
UZS7,804
|
$1.24
RM5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,962
|
$0.67
RM3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
UZS13,077
|
$1.25
RM5.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
UZS9,355
|
$0.66
RM3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
UZS2,852
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
UZS2,316
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 96.7% more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
UZS44,682
|
$1.79
RM8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.04
UZS177,942
|
$11.36
RM54.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,508.25
UZS171,164,827
|
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
UZS33,537
|
$10.22
RM48.75
|
|
pay 9.3% more for housing
Tashkent
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.99
UZS227,947
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$603.41
UZS7,645,929
|
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$338.87
UZS4,293,822
|
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.36
UZS422,742
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
|
pay 15.7% more for childcare
Tashkent
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.55
UZS2,819,952
|
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,603.48
UZS83,673,584
|
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
|
pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
UZS16,919
|
$3.86
RM18.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
UZS20,393
|
$2.84
RM13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
UZS23,673
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.35
UZS549,245
|
$43.83
RM209.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
UZS57,055
|
$4.54
RM21.66
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.37
UZS688,872
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.46
UZS753,373
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.85
UZS1,239,882
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.20
UZS1,383,647
|
$72.95
RM347.94
|
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