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Madagascar

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Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 67.0% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 25.0% more in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 79.1% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 32.0% more in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 73.8% more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.3% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 54.7% more in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and transportation in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kuala Lumpur.

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Kuala Lumpur vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Antananarivo, you would:

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pay 25.0% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$4.89 MYR19.98	+80.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$4.89 MYR19.98	-13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$0.81 MYR3.30	+2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$0.46 MYR1.88	+5.5%
Average			+25.0%

Antananarivo vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.1% more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$1.09 MYR4.47	+6.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$7.00 MYR28.58	+65.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$7.96 MYR32.51	+115.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$2.53 MYR10.32	+23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$2.02 MYR8.25	-0.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$1.55 MYR6.32	+214.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.82 MYR3.34	+219.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$1.04 MYR4.23	+120.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$0.71 MYR2.91	+83.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.59 MYR2.41	+123.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.62 MYR2.54	+42.7%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 32.0% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$3.22 MYR13.14	-26.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.24 MYR49.96
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+248.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$11.01 MYR44.96	-44.0%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 73.8% more for housing

	Antananarivo	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$26.27 MYR107.27	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	+89.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	+147.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$47.56 MYR194.21	-16.1%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Antananarivo	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	+1094.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	-12.5%
Average			+223.3%

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pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$4.40 MYR17.99	+333.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$3.10 MYR12.64	+87.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$4.40 MYR17.99	+178.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$48.89 MYR199.62	+65.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$5.02 MYR20.48	-11.2%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 54.7% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$71.46 MYR291.78	+146.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$41.92 MYR171.18	+51.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$86.22 MYR352.05	+11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$96.07 MYR392.29	+38.1%
Average			+54.7%

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