Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 2.4 times more expensive than Thimphu.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Thimphu, you would:
pay 66.2% more for restaurants
Thimphu
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
Thimphu
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
Thimphu
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Thimphu
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Thimphu
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
|
pay 3.0% more for entertainment and sports
Thimphu
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Thimphu
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
|
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