Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 40.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 64.4% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
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