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Canada vs. Kota Kinabalu Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 2.6 times more expensive than Kota Kinabalu.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Canada
Groceries: pay 52.7% more in Canada
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Canada
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Canada
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 100.0% more in Canada
Clothing: pay 24.9% more in Canada

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Canada are more expensive than in Kota Kinabalu. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Canada.

Canada vs. Kota Kinabalu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Kota Kinabalu, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Kota Kinabalu	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.55 MYR14.01	$16.68 CA$23.16	+369.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR18.68	$10.26 CA$14.24	+116.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 MYR2.66	$2.01 CA$2.79	+197.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 MYR1.49	$1.66 CA$2.31	+338.4%
Average			+255.4%

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pay 52.7% more for groceries

	Kota Kinabalu	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 MYR4.51	$2.50 CA$3.47	+118.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.03 MYR51.38	$5.32 CA$7.39	-59.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.50 MYR25.63	$8.12 CA$11.28	+24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 MYR9.99	$3.44 CA$4.77	+35.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 MYR7.30	$5.30 CA$7.36	+186.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR4.87	$1.78 CA$2.47	+43.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 MYR2.19	$0.66 CA$0.92	+19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.77 MYR6.99	$1.62 CA$2.26	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MYR3.39	$1.77 CA$2.45	+105.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 MYR2.68	$1.15 CA$1.59	+68.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 MYR3.11	$1.14 CA$1.59	+45.2%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Kota Kinabalu	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.25	$4.22 CA$5.86	+129.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.21 MYR162.45	$65.98 CA$91.62	+60.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,436.02 MYR112K	$24,583.45 CA$34,136.06	-13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.79 MYR14.95	$16.38 CA$22.74	+332.0%
Average			+127.0%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Kota Kinabalu	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.00 MYR130.07	$61.20 CA$84.98	+85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.15 MYR1,494.56	$1,228.04 CA$1,705.23	+223.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.88 MYR653.87	$1,109.76 CA$1,540.99	+569.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.62 MYR156.19	$110.65 CA$153.65	+179.3%
Average			+264.4%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Kota Kinabalu	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.33 MYR513.75	$720.23 CA$1,000.10	+452.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,213.27 MYR20,550.19	$12,062.51 CA$16,749.75	+131.4%
Average			+292.0%

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pay 100.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kota Kinabalu	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 MYR9.34	$5.23 CA$7.26	+120.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.65 MYR10.43	$3.65 CA$5.06	+37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.15 MYR16.35	$13.37 CA$18.57	+222.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.44 MYR171.25	$43.26 CA$60.07	-0.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.09 MYR20.08	$11.18 CA$15.53	+119.5%
Average			+100.0%

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pay 24.9% more for clothing

	Kota Kinabalu	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.77 MYR235.63	$53.62 CA$74.46	-10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.90 MYR90.27	$41.27 CA$57.30	+80.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.09 MYR280.23	$86.13 CA$119.60	+21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.79 MYR373.64	$103.00 CA$143.02	+8.7%
Average			+24.9%

Kota Kinabalu vs. Canada - Cost of clothing

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