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Malaysia

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Caracas vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 14.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 46.9% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 16.9% more in Caracas
Housing: pay 8.7% less in Caracas
Childcare: pay 50.1% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 29.5% more in Caracas

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

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Caracas vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$10.80 VEF107.76	+120.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$11.00 VEF109.72	+124.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.53 VEF15.23	+88.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$1.32 VEF13.13	+185.8%
Average			+124.4%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Caracas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.9% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$2.27 VEF22.67	+107.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$5.08 VEF50.69	-27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$10.26 VEF102.36	+28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$4.73 VEF47.13	+86.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$4.21 VEF41.95	+108.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$3.29 VEF32.80	+112.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.91 VEF9.08	+11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$0.99 VEF9.84	-4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$1.05 VEF10.45	+47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$1.02 VEF10.17	+72.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.99 VEF9.88	+59.4%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 16.9% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$3.18 VEF31.72	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$30.00 VEF299.24	+145.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$25,000.00 VEF249K	-40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$27.00 VEF269.31	+145.2%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 8.7% less for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$37.99 VEF378.95	+44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	-1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	+14.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$16.60 VEF165.55	-65.1%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 50.1% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	-46.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	-53.5%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.00 VEF19.95	-54.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$3.63 VEF36.19	+17.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$4.58 VEF45.68	+4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$66.50 VEF663.30	+36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$6.50 VEF64.83	+29.6%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 29.5% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$76.58 VEF763.81	+7.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$50.89 VEF507.62	+21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	+55.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	+39.3%
Average			+29.5%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Caracas - Cost of clothing

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