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Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

One person needs about MYR 4,553 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about MYR 13,035.

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Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

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Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	MYR 2,245	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	MYR 1,616	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	MYR 4,714	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	MYR 3,367	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	MYR 2.81	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	MYR 7.78	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	MYR 10.81	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	MYR 9.72	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	MYR 32.42	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	MYR 28.10	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	MYR 38.91	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	MYR 10.69	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	MYR 3.89	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	MYR 9.72	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	MYR 10.69	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	MYR 6.81	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	MYR 6.81	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	MYR 5.44	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	MYR 4.76	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	MYR 42.75	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	MYR 6.48	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	MYR 38.45	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	MYR 25.74	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	MYR 103	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	MYR 18.88	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	MYR 6.30	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	MYR 12.73	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	MYR 4.37	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	MYR 4.10	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	MYR 187	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	MYR 4.95	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	MYR 2.69	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	MYR 2.97	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	MYR 367	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	MYR 117	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	MYR 126	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	MYR 142		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	MYR 28.31		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	MYR 204	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	MYR 134	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	MYR 345	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	MYR 2,633		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	MYR 77,447		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	MYR 10,775		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	MYR 6,959		0 reports

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