Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Austria

Dornbirn vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Dornbirn is 99.5% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Dornbirn
Groceries: pay 64.4% more in Dornbirn
Transportation: pay 85.6% more in Dornbirn
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Dornbirn
Childcare: pay 94.9% more in Dornbirn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.5% more in Dornbirn
Clothing: pay 27.8% less in Dornbirn

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Dornbirn are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Dornbirn.

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Dornbirn vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Dornbirn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$17.92 €15.95	+266.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$11.20 €9.97	+128.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$4.29 €3.82	+430.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$3.66 €3.26	+694.1%
Average			+248.2%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Dornbirn - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.4% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Dornbirn
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$3.03 €2.70	+177.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$8.58 €7.64	+22.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$6.51 €5.80	-18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$5.28 €4.70	+108.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$6.26 €5.58	+210.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$1.27 €1.13	-18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$1.05 €0.94	+28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$1.73 €1.54	+66.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$1.78 €1.58	+149.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$1.01 €0.90	+70.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$1.09 €0.97	+75.6%
Average			+64.4%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Dornbirn - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.6% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Dornbirn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$7.01 €6.24	+117.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$54.87 €48.83	+348.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$29,661.80 €26,400.07	-28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$22.95 €20.43	+108.5%
Average			+85.6%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Dornbirn - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Dornbirn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$30.79 €27.41	+17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$1,231.71 €1,096.27	+99.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$1,026.42 €913.55	+176.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$239.76 €213.39	+404.1%
Average			+154.3%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Dornbirn - Cost of housing

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pay 94.9% more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Dornbirn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$443.98 €395.15	+48.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$33,592.07 €29,898.15	+155.9%
Average			+94.9%

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pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Dornbirn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$5.04 €4.48	+14.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$4.42 €3.94	+42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$7.28 €6.48	+65.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$53.19 €47.34	+8.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$15.68 €13.95	+212.5%
Average			+57.5%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Dornbirn - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.8% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Dornbirn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$55.99 €49.83	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$60.09 €53.48	+43.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	$44.79 €39.86	-48.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	$44.79 €39.86	-53.4%
Average			-27.8%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Dornbirn - Cost of clothing

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