Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 4.1% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 48.3% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL636
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL636
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL147
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL73
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
Tirana
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL82
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL397
|
$5.36
MYR25.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL591
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL309
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL289
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL84
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL61
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 23.1% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL771
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,454
|
$11.36
MYR53.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,940,961
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,209.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,454
|
$10.22
MYR48.43
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
Tirana
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,561
|
$26.82
MYR127.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,262
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL29,883
|
$292.86
MYR1,387.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,764
|
$40.43
MYR191.58
|
|
pay 65.3% more for childcare
Tirana
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL18,968
|
$252.56
MYR1,196.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL351,567
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,895.96
|
|
pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL182
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL141
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL318
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,764
|
$43.83
MYR207.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL673
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,858
|
$48.44
MYR229.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,558
|
$30.56
MYR144.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,787
|
$67.98
MYR322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL8,963
|
$72.95
MYR345.71
|
|
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