Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 34.2% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
NAD150.79
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
NAD85.45
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.27
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
NAD52.11
|
$5.36
MYR25.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
NAD78.96
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
NAD39.92
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
NAD36.60
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.44
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.03
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
NAD11.76
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
NAD10.49
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.35
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
NAD8.51
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 73.2% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
NAD76.27
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD396.74
|
$11.36
MYR53.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
NAD150,790.43
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,209.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
NAD121.64
|
$10.22
MYR48.43
|
|
pay 8.3% less for housing
Windhoek
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
NAD954.80
|
$26.82
MYR127.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
NAD6,422.56
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
NAD4,595.52
|
$292.86
MYR1,387.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
NAD1,257.27
|
$40.43
MYR191.58
|
|
pay 94.8% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
NAD2,587.56
|
$252.56
MYR1,196.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
NAD68,083.55
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,895.96
|
|
pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
NAD25.13
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
NAD32.42
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
NAD40.21
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
NAD836.89
|
$43.83
MYR207.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
NAD60.32
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
NAD678.56
|
$48.44
MYR229.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
NAD447.09
|
$30.56
MYR144.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
NAD1,281.72
|
$67.98
MYR322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
NAD1,086.91
|
$72.95
MYR345.71
|
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