Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Guyana

Georgetown vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 59.0% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 93.0% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 52.2% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 54.6% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 7.5% less in Georgetown

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

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Georgetown vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	+266.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	+91.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.24 GYD260.07	+53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$0.63 GYD132.54	+37.5%
Average			+142.7%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 93.0% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$2.09 GYD436.70	+90.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+54.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$4.08 GYD854.23	+61.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$3.19 GYD668.32	+58.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$3.64 GYD761.80	+135.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$1.80 GYD375.97	+119.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$1.81 GYD378.61	+74.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$3.20 GYD669.94	+350.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$1.09 GYD228.28	+84.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$1.38 GYD289.56	+122.8%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 52.2% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$3.96 GYD828.60	+23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+394.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+112.8%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 54.6% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	+66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$960.21 GYD201K	+55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$519.95 GYD109K	+40.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	+93.7%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+243.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+42.8%
Average			+121.4%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$1.91 GYD400.11	-56.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+89.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$3.35 GYD700.19	-24.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-21.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	+23.9%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 7.5% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-46.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	-1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+56.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	-11.7%
Average			-7.5%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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