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Kuala Lumpur vs. Bratislava Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 32.7% cheaper than Bratislava.

Restaurants: pay 61.2% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 16.9% less in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 37.8% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 37.5% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 44.3% less in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% less in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 17.3% less in Kuala Lumpur

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur vs. Bratislava Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.2% less for restaurants

	Bratislava	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 €10.07	$4.74 MYR19.59	-59.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.22 €8.81	$4.74 MYR19.59	-53.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €1.94	$0.89 MYR3.66	-60.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 €1.45	$0.49 MYR2.01	-71.1%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 16.9% less for groceries

	Bratislava	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 €1.54	$0.98 MYR4.03	-45.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.78 €6.70	$7.13 MYR29.45	-8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.82 €4.16	$7.98 MYR32.96	+65.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.98 €3.44	$2.23 MYR9.21	-44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.85 €3.32	$2.09 MYR8.65	-45.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.83	$1.32 MYR5.45	+36.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.79	$0.75 MYR3.09	-17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.04	$1.22 MYR5.04	+1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 €1.82	$0.69 MYR2.86	-67.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.75	$0.57 MYR2.34	-34.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.73	$0.62 MYR2.56	-26.5%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 37.8% less for transportation

	Bratislava	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.78 €5.85	$1.87 MYR7.71	-72.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.05 €36.26	$11.85 MYR48.96	-71.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.27 €16.62	$10.66 MYR44.07	-44.7%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 37.5% less for housing

	Bratislava	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.47 €18.51	$25.49 MYR105.32	+18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$959.42 €827.33	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$734.16 €633.09	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	-52.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.94 €168.10	$46.59 MYR192.54	-76.1%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 44.3% less for childcare

	Bratislava	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$652.73 €562.86	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	-59.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,707.73 €10,958.22	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	-29.1%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bratislava	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 €2.52	$4.27 MYR17.63	+46.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 €2.85	$3.06 MYR12.65	-7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42 €5.54	$4.27 MYR17.63	-33.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.03 €45.73	$46.43 MYR191.86	-12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 €11.08	$4.98 MYR20.56	-61.3%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 17.3% less for clothing

	Bratislava	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.35 €77.91	$61.66 MYR254.80	-31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.49 €35.78	$37.10 MYR153.34	-10.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.14 €76.86	$87.80 MYR362.83	-1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.59 €95.37	$82.47 MYR340.83	-25.4%
Average			-17.3%

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