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Shah Alam vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Shah Alam is 12.4% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% less in Shah Alam
Groceries: pay 47.6% more in Shah Alam
Transportation: pay 9.6% less in Shah Alam
Housing: pay 7.5% less in Shah Alam
Childcare: pay 58.7% less in Shah Alam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% more in Shah Alam
Clothing: pay 30.5% less in Shah Alam

The cost of groceries and entertainment and sports in Shah Alam are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and housing are lower in Shah Alam.

Shah Alam vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shah Alam instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 38.8% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Shah Alam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$3.55 MYR14.56	-63.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$4.27 MYR17.48	-49.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$0.70 MYR2.86	-42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$0.41 MYR1.67	-0.5%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 47.6% more for groceries

	Ankara	Shah Alam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$0.99 MYR4.05	+43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$7.11 MYR29.13	+47.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$7.04 MYR28.85	+91.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$2.08 MYR8.52	-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$2.20 MYR9.03	-13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$1.24 MYR5.06	+77.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.70 MYR2.86	-33.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$1.15 MYR4.70	+91.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.65 MYR2.67	+2.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.53 MYR2.17	+79.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.62 MYR2.54	+148.0%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

	Ankara	Shah Alam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$1.84 MYR7.53	-58.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	$15.40 MYR63.11	+70.7%
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	$5.31 MYR21.75	-21.2%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 7.5% less for housing

	Ankara	Shah Alam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$30.45 MYR124.76	+121.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$313.98 MYR1,286.47	-56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$274.88 MYR1,126.27	-46.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$31.51 MYR129.12	-49.3%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 58.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	Shah Alam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$229.86 MYR941.80	-61.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$6,250.00 MYR25,608.13	-55.7%
Average			-58.7%

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pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Shah Alam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$3.55 MYR14.56	-1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$2.91 MYR11.93	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$4.27 MYR17.48	+97.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$38.51 MYR157.78	-31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$6.28 MYR25.73	-2.4%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 30.5% less for clothing

	Ankara	Shah Alam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$55.45 MYR227.20	-3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$34.52 MYR141.43	-24.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$61.57 MYR252.28	-40.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$44.55 MYR182.53	-53.6%
Average			-30.5%

Ankara vs. Shah Alam - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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