Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 72.8% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 24.3% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.40
IRR185,130
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
IRR38,633
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
IRR34,673
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 99.7% more for groceries
Tehran
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
IRR21,739
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.11
IRR88,678
|
$5.36
MYR25.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
IRR118,176
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
IRR52,313
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
IRR57,362
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,484
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,093
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IRR18,428
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,015
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,972
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,969
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 27.7% more for transportation
Tehran
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
IRR114,986
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.14
IRR552,886
|
$11.36
MYR53.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$67,000.00
IRR2,819,025,000
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,209.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.36
IRR141,182
|
$10.22
MYR48.43
|
|
pay 49.6% more for housing
Tehran
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.61
IRR572,585
|
$26.82
MYR127.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$541.99
IRR22,804,051
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.67
IRR17,783,756
|
$292.86
MYR1,387.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.67
IRR701,180
|
$40.43
MYR191.58
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.51
IRR5,491,143
|
$252.56
MYR1,196.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,698.11
IRR71,448,066
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,895.96
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
IRR42,075
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
IRR62,651
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.96
IRR124,396
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.28
IRR853,263
|
$43.83
MYR207.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.36
IRR57,222
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.43
IRR1,827,488
|
$48.44
MYR229.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
IRR1,889,921
|
$30.56
MYR144.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.62
IRR5,790,456
|
$67.98
MYR322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.88
IRR3,655,268
|
$72.95
MYR345.71
|
|
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