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Johor Bahru vs. Baia Mare Cost of Living Summary

Johor Bahru is 8.3% cheaper than Baia Mare.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% less in Johor Bahru
Groceries: pay 21.7% more in Johor Bahru
Transportation: pay 21.6% less in Johor Bahru
Housing: pay 61.0% more in Johor Bahru
Childcare: pay 37.4% less in Johor Bahru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% more in Johor Bahru
Clothing: pay 29.2% less in Johor Bahru

The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Johor Bahru are more expensive than in Baia Mare. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Johor Bahru.

Johor Bahru vs. Baia Mare Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Johor Bahru instead of Baia Mare, you would:

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pay 56.5% less for restaurants

	Baia Mare	Johor Bahru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.35 RON47.29	$3.55 MYR14.71	-65.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON34.15	$4.74 MYR19.61	-36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 RON8.49	$0.78 MYR3.25	-57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RON6.31	$0.47 MYR1.95	-65.9%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 21.7% more for groceries

	Baia Mare	Johor Bahru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 RON5.78	$0.98 MYR4.05	-22.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 RON16.42	$5.33 MYR22.06	+48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 RON22.98	$7.01 MYR29.01	+39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 RON14.50	$1.86 MYR7.71	-41.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 RON12.39	$2.20 MYR9.10	-18.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 RON2.26	$1.24 MYR5.11	+149.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 RON3.26	$0.68 MYR2.81	-4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.42	$1.15 MYR4.75	+53.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 RON4.69	$0.56 MYR2.33	-45.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.10	$0.53 MYR2.20	+15.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RON1.71	$0.62 MYR2.57	+65.8%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 21.6% less for transportation

	Baia Mare	Johor Bahru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON26.82	$1.84 MYR7.62	-68.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 RON73.56	$11.85 MYR49.03	-26.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,323.13 RON129K	$35,545.02 MYR147K	+25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 RON36.90	$6.69 MYR27.70	-17.1%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 61.0% more for housing

	Baia Mare	Johor Bahru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.82 RON53.99	$30.15 MYR124.78	+155.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.61 RON1,309.27	$494.94 MYR2,048.08	+72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.90 RON949.70	$375.20 MYR1,552.57	+80.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 RON402.60	$31.51 MYR130.40	-64.2%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 37.4% less for childcare

	Baia Mare	Johor Bahru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.56 RON1,966.84	$153.04 MYR633.28	-64.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,004.32 RON31,996.42	$6,279.62 MYR25,985.07	-10.3%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Baia Mare	Johor Bahru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 RON8.93	$3.55 MYR14.71	+81.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 RON10.51	$2.91 MYR12.03	+26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON26.27	$4.25 MYR17.60	-26.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.76 RON236.44	$34.36 MYR142.18	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON31.53	$4.98 MYR20.59	-27.9%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 29.2% less for clothing

	Baia Mare	Johor Bahru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 RON244.33	$49.76 MYR205.92	-7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.19 RON174.44	$16.59 MYR68.64	-56.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.01 RON315.26	$71.09 MYR294.17	+3.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.02 RON420.35	$40.23 MYR166.45	-56.3%
Average			-29.2%

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