Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Armenia

Gyumri vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Gyumri is 13.2% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 75.6% more in Gyumri
Groceries: pay 33.4% less in Gyumri
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Gyumri
Housing: pay 13.3% less in Gyumri
Childcare: pay 31.3% less in Gyumri
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% less in Gyumri
Clothing: pay 24.4% less in Gyumri

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

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Gyumri vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.6% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Gyumri
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$10.42 AMD3,770.81	+112.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$9.33 AMD3,378.65	+90.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$0.87 AMD314.23	+7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$0.42 AMD150.83	-9.6%
Average			+75.6%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Gyumri - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.4% less for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Gyumri
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$0.50 AMD181.00	-54.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$4.03 AMD1,458.05	-42.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$6.38 AMD2,310.90	-19.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$2.07 AMD748.13	-18.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$3.28 AMD1,185.89	+62.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$0.57 AMD206.55	-63.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.69 AMD250.86	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$0.52 AMD190.05	-49.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$0.67 AMD243.26	-5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.32 AMD117.59	-45.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.31 AMD111.58	-50.4%
Average			-33.4%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Gyumri - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Gyumri
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$5.85 AMD2,116.37	+81.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$35,000.00 AMD13M	-16.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$3.43 AMD1,242.86	-68.8%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 13.3% less for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Gyumri
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$14.58 AMD5,279.13	-44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$472.15 AMD171K	-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$288.85 AMD105K	-22.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$89.29 AMD32,327.92	+87.7%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 31.3% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Gyumri
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$180.53 AMD65,360.71	-39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$10,250.15 AMD4M	-21.9%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Gyumri
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$1.42 AMD512.83	-67.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$2.29 AMD829.58	-26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.08 AMD754.16	-52.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$40.73 AMD14,748.06	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$4.17 AMD1,508.32	-17.0%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 24.4% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Gyumri
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$33.33 AMD12,066.59	-53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$41.66 AMD15,083.24	-0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	$140.41 AMD50,836.11	+62.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	$41.66 AMD15,083.24	-56.6%
Average			-24.4%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Gyumri - Cost of clothing

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