Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 50.7% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 71.9% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.20
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
$0.68
RM3.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
$0.42
RM2.01
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$0.83
RM3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
$5.36
RM25.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.38
|
$6.60
RM31.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
$1.85
RM8.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
$1.24
RM5.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
$0.67
RM3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$1.25
RM5.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
$0.66
RM3.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
$0.46
RM2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.42
RM2.02
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.72
|
$1.79
RM8.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$160.63
|
$11.36
RM54.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,928.27
|
$36,338.86
RM173,281.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.42
|
$10.22
RM48.74
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Wellington
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$96.80
|
$26.82
RM127.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,675.83
|
$485.21
RM2,313.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,355.17
|
$292.86
RM1,396.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$224.10
|
$40.43
RM192.77
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,402.73
|
$252.56
RM1,204.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,265.11
|
$7,785.60
RM37,125.64
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.60
|
$3.86
RM18.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
$2.84
RM13.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.08
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$69.60
|
$43.83
RM209.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.09
|
$4.54
RM21.66
|
|
pay 38.2% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$132.23
|
$48.44
RM230.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$79.29
|
$30.56
RM145.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$180.95
|
$67.98
RM324.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$213.82
|
$72.95
RM347.86
|
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