Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 35.0% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 69.3% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR137.89
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR30.63
|
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR30.35
|
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
|
pay 33.1% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR25.38
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR115.25
|
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR52.41
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR12.83
|
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR48.67
|
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.53
|
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR7.81
|
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR77.95
|
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR359.35
|
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR618.88
|
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
Victoria
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,863.38
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,116.11
|
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR10,730.90
|
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,145.06
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
|
pay 10.4% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR108,015.80
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR54.90
|
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR67.95
|
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR179.68
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,287.32
|
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
|
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