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Alor Setar vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Alor Setar is 32.9% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 54.0% less in Alor Setar
Groceries: pay 5.8% more in Alor Setar
Transportation: pay 29.6% less in Alor Setar
Housing: pay 25.7% less in Alor Setar
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Alor Setar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% less in Alor Setar
Clothing: pay 32.5% less in Alor Setar

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Alor Setar.

Alor Setar vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alor Setar instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 54.0% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Alor Setar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$1.95 MYR8.01	-79.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$4.21 MYR17.24	-50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$0.53 MYR2.18	-55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$0.28 MYR1.17	-30.6%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Alor Setar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$0.87 MYR3.56	+25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$5.96 MYR24.43	+24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$6.07 MYR24.87	+65.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$1.49 MYR6.12	-35.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$1.40 MYR5.73	-45.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$1.06 MYR4.35	+52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.48 MYR1.98	-54.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$0.64 MYR2.64	+7.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.65 MYR2.67	+2.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.37 MYR1.52	+26.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.24 MYR0.97	-5.4%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 29.6% less for transportation

	Ankara	Alor Setar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$1.84 MYR7.53	-58.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$8.53 MYR34.95	-5.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$33,767.77 MYR138,356.69	-29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$5.07 MYR20.78	-24.7%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 25.7% less for housing

	Ankara	Alor Setar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$24.82 MYR101.70	+80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$296.21 MYR1,213.66	-58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$173.78 MYR712.01	-66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$25.46 MYR104.31	-59.0%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Ankara	Alor Setar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$82.94 MYR339.82	-86.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$5,331.75 MYR21,845.79	-62.2%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Alor Setar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$3.55 MYR14.56	-1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$2.29 MYR9.39	-28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$2.84 MYR11.65	+31.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$21.33 MYR87.38	-61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$3.97 MYR16.26	-38.3%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

	Ankara	Alor Setar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$47.39 MYR194.18	-17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$29.03 MYR118.94	-36.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$71.09 MYR291.28	-31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$53.02 MYR217.24	-44.7%
Average			-32.5%

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