Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 33.7% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥923
|
$4.20
MYR18.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥721
|
$4.25
MYR18.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥161
|
$0.73
MYR3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥107
|
$0.46
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥242
|
$0.89
MYR3.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,118
|
$6.43
MYR27.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥808
|
$6.41
MYR27.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥301
|
$1.97
MYR8.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥453
|
$1.97
MYR8.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥332
|
$1.14
MYR4.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥159
|
$0.62
MYR2.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥362
|
$1.13
MYR4.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥308
|
$0.64
MYR2.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥178
|
$0.43
MYR1.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥173
|
$0.41
MYR1.78
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥601
|
$1.65
MYR7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,099
|
$10.63
MYR45.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,010,580
|
$34,017.22
MYR146,325.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,549
|
$9.57
MYR41.15
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,387
|
$25.19
MYR108.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥142,052
|
$508.04
MYR2,185.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥81,992
|
$345.27
MYR1,485.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥18,593
|
$45.24
MYR194.58
|
|
pay 53.5% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥68,148
|
$224.12
MYR964.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,042,504
|
$6,851.76
MYR29,472.86
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥450
|
$3.30
MYR14.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥462
|
$2.76
MYR11.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥540
|
$3.83
MYR16.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥8,670
|
$43.84
MYR188.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,712
|
$4.25
MYR18.29
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥7,578
|
$49.79
MYR214.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,072
|
$32.50
MYR139.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥8,639
|
$68.97
MYR296.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥11,174
|
$65.29
MYR280.84
|
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