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Malaysia

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Senegal

Dakar vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 34.3% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 6.4% more in Dakar
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Dakar
Housing: pay 45.4% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 7.7% less in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Dakar
Clothing: pay 3.2% less in Dakar

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

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Dakar vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.1% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$5.12 F CFA2,990	+4.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$11.10 F CFA6,478	+126.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.22 F CFA715	+51.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$0.87 F CFA511	+89.9%
Average			+51.1%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.4% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$0.73 F CFA424	-33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$8.68 F CFA5,066	+24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$9.67 F CFA5,646	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$2.47 F CFA1,442	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$4.08 F CFA2,385	+102.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$1.45 F CFA849	-6.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.86 F CFA501	+4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$1.32 F CFA768	+27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$0.79 F CFA463	+11.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.62 F CFA362	+4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.43 F CFA249	-31.5%
Average			+6.4%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Dakar - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$6.27 F CFA3,659	+94.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$76.82 F CFA44,847	+527.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	+20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$19.20 F CFA11,212	+74.4%
Average			+123.6%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Dakar - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.4% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$46.36 F CFA27,068	+76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$810.84 F CFA473K	+31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$431.19 F CFA252K	+16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$155.27 F CFA90,649	+226.5%
Average			+45.4%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Dakar - Cost of housing

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pay 7.7% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$321.49 F CFA188K	+7.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	-20.8%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.56 F CFA1,495	-41.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$3.37 F CFA1,968	+8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.13 F CFA1,246	-51.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$44.81 F CFA26,161	-8.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+70.1%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 3.2% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$58.04 F CFA33,885	-18.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$45.52 F CFA26,576	+8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	$85.35 F CFA49,830	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	$96.73 F CFA56,474	+0.7%
Average			-3.2%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

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