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Kuala Lumpur vs. Batumi Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 4.3% more expensive than Batumi.

Restaurants: pay 51.5% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 17.8% more in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 6.4% more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in Batumi. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Kuala Lumpur.

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Kuala Lumpur vs. Batumi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.5% less for restaurants

	Batumi	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.65 GEL30.17	$4.89 MYR19.98	-58.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.26 GEL29.17	$4.89 MYR19.98	-56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 GEL2.56	$0.81 MYR3.30	-18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 GEL1.49	$0.46 MYR1.88	-20.1%
Average			-51.5%

Batumi vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Batumi	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.89	$1.09 MYR4.47	+50.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.94 GEL12.80	$7.00 MYR28.58	+41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.04 GEL20.81	$7.96 MYR32.51	-0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 GEL7.02	$2.53 MYR10.32	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 GEL7.16	$2.02 MYR8.25	-26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.78	$1.55 MYR6.32	+125.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 GEL2.36	$0.82 MYR3.34	-10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.57	$1.04 MYR4.23	+70.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GEL2.55	$0.71 MYR2.91	-27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 GEL1.09	$0.59 MYR2.41	+40.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 GEL0.72	$0.62 MYR2.54	+124.1%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 17.8% more for transportation

	Batumi	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.55 GEL14.38	$3.22 MYR13.14	-42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.65 GEL30.17	$12.24 MYR49.96	+5.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,922.33 GEL41,238.83	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+162.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.45 GEL16.70	$11.01 MYR44.96	+70.8%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 6.4% more for housing

	Batumi	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 GEL41.74	$26.27 MYR107.27	+63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$506.91 GEL1,312.89	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	+21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.30 GEL972.03	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	-1.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.91 GEL157.77	$47.56 MYR194.21	-21.9%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Batumi	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$298.60 GEL773.37	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	+0.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,186.89 GEL8,254.05	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	+311.8%
Average			+103.1%

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pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Batumi	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.84 GEL4.78	$4.40 MYR17.99	+138.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 GEL9.47	$3.10 MYR12.64	-15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.15 GEL8.15	$4.40 MYR17.99	+40.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.07 GEL152.99	$48.89 MYR199.62	-17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.99 GEL18.10	$5.02 MYR20.48	-28.2%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Batumi	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.34 GEL244.34	$71.46 MYR291.78	-24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.09 GEL101.25	$41.92 MYR171.18	+7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.74 GEL348.99	$86.22 MYR352.05	-36.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.50 GEL301.75	$96.07 MYR392.29	-17.5%
Average			-19.1%

Batumi vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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