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Seremban vs. Bangalore Cost of Living Summary

Seremban is 26.0% more expensive than Bangalore.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% more in Seremban
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Seremban
Transportation: pay 45.1% more in Seremban
Housing: pay 21.0% less in Seremban
Childcare: pay 56.1% more in Seremban
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.7% more in Seremban
Clothing: pay 29.2% more in Seremban

The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Seremban are more expensive than in Bangalore. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Seremban.

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Seremban vs. Bangalore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seremban instead of Bangalore, you would:

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pay 19.3% more for restaurants

	Bangalore	Seremban
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 ₹294.44	$3.67 MYR14.99	+18.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.65 ₹441.66	$3.67 MYR14.99	-21.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₹37.99	$0.81 MYR3.31	+102.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 ₹13.30	$0.43 MYR1.77	+208.7%
Average			+19.3%

Bangalore vs. Seremban - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Bangalore	Seremban
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 ₹52.48	$1.08 MYR4.40	+94.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 ₹288.17	$9.06 MYR37.01	+198.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 ₹220.73	$6.72 MYR27.42	+188.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 ₹103.17	$1.70 MYR6.92	+56.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 ₹161.67	$2.00 MYR8.16	+17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 ₹120.28	$1.52 MYR6.19	+19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 ₹31.18	$0.59 MYR2.42	+80.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 ₹51.69	$2.18 MYR8.91	+301.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 ₹16.88	$0.61 MYR2.49	+243.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 ₹15.51	$0.48 MYR1.96	+194.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹15.97	$0.53 MYR2.15	+213.5%
Average			+127.5%

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pay 45.1% more for transportation

	Bangalore	Seremban
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 ₹398.27	$2.54 MYR10.38	-39.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.50 ₹1,472.19	$24.47 MYR99.92	+57.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,402.51 ₹1M	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+236.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 ₹314.07	$6.61 MYR26.98	+99.8%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 21.0% less for housing

	Bangalore	Seremban
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.22 ₹970.54	$28.56 MYR116.62	+179.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$307.17 ₹29,168.92	$183.53 MYR749.38	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$172.34 ₹16,365.84	$122.35 MYR499.58	-29.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 ₹2,201.99	$33.69 MYR137.56	+45.3%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 56.1% more for childcare

	Bangalore	Seremban
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$102.13 ₹9,698.71	$179.45 MYR732.72	+75.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,219.18 ₹306K	$4,465.82 MYR18,234.82	+38.7%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangalore	Seremban
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 ₹215.92	$3.67 MYR14.99	+61.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ₹213.74	$2.91 MYR11.87	+29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 ₹441.66	$4.26 MYR17.39	-8.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.57 ₹1,763.13	$66.34 MYR270.89	+257.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 ₹441.66	$4.40 MYR17.99	-5.3%
Average			+55.7%

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pay 29.2% more for clothing

	Bangalore	Seremban
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.56 ₹3,091.50	$48.94 MYR199.83	+50.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.08 ₹2,856.56	$16.52 MYR67.44	-45.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.38 ₹4,973.99	$81.36 MYR332.22	+55.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.38 ₹3,739.82	$85.65 MYR349.71	+117.5%
Average			+29.2%

Bangalore vs. Seremban - Cost of clothing

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