Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Indonesia

Ubud vs. Ipoh Cost of Living Summary

Ubud is 7.1% more expensive than Ipoh.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% less in Ubud
Groceries: pay 4.0% more in Ubud
Transportation: pay 19.0% less in Ubud
Housing: pay 47.0% more in Ubud
Childcare: pay 23.5% less in Ubud
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Ubud
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in Ubud

The cost of housing and groceries in Ubud are more expensive than in Ipoh. Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ubud.

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Ubud vs. Ipoh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ubud instead of Ipoh, you would:

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pay 14.2% less for restaurants

	Ipoh	Ubud
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.30 MYR13.49	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	-15.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	-30.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MYR2.95	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	+80.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	-10.5%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

	Ipoh	Ubud
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 MYR4.26	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	+76.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.76 MYR27.59	$8.31 IDR150K	+23.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 MYR31.30	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	-28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 MYR9.31	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	-2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	-16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MYR5.67	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	+11.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	-17.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	-3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	-21.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	+10.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	+54.6%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 19.0% less for transportation

	Ipoh	Ubud
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.90 MYR7.75	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	+45.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$24,199.28 IDR437M	-42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	-71.5%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 47.0% more for housing

	Ipoh	Ubud
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$18.63 IDR336K	-29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$367.05 MYR1,498.75	$544.82 IDR10M	+48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$244.70 MYR999.17	$407.10 IDR7M	+66.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$62.40 IDR1M	+31.2%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 23.5% less for childcare

	Ipoh	Ubud
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$440.88 IDR8M	+47.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$5,207.68 IDR94M	-60.3%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Ipoh	Ubud
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	-49.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.81 MYR11.49	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	-51.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.47 MYR99.92	$51.69 IDR933K	+111.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.43 MYR13.99	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	+6.0%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	Ipoh	Ubud
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.18 MYR249.79	$43.44 IDR784K	-29.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.71 MYR149.88	$22.35 IDR404K	-39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.18 MYR249.79	$76.00 IDR1M	+24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.18 MYR249.79	$75.10 IDR1M	+22.8%
Average			-9.9%

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