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Malaysia

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Niger

Niamey vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Niamey is 14.0% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 61.5% more in Niamey
Groceries: pay 8.6% less in Niamey
Transportation: pay 33.1% less in Niamey
Housing: pay 65.9% more in Niamey
Childcare: pay 5.5% more in Niamey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% less in Niamey
Clothing: pay 4.8% less in Niamey

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

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Niamey vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.5% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Niamey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$6.40 F CFA3,737	+30.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$9.39 F CFA5,481	+91.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.43 F CFA835	+76.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$0.96 F CFA561	+108.5%
Average			+61.5%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Niamey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.6% less for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Niamey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$0.54 F CFA316	-50.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$9.05 F CFA5,282	+13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$2.16 F CFA1,262	-14.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$2.71 F CFA1,582	+34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$1.55 F CFA904
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.72 F CFA422	-11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$1.29 F CFA753	+24.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$0.75 F CFA437	+5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.65 F CFA377	+9.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.31 F CFA181	-50.2%
Average			-8.6%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Niamey - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.1% less for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Niamey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$3.58 F CFA2,087	+11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$20,484.30 F CFA12M	-50.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$3.16 F CFA1,844	-71.3%
Average			-33.1%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Niamey - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.9% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Niamey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+224.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$938.86 F CFA548K	+52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$512.11 F CFA299K	+37.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$130.54 F CFA76,211	+174.5%
Average			+65.9%

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pay 5.5% more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Niamey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$1,024.21 F CFA598K	+242.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$4,267.56 F CFA2M	-67.5%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Niamey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$1.28 F CFA747	-70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$3.13 F CFA1,827	+1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.56 F CFA1,495	-41.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$73.97 F CFA43,186	+51.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$5.12 F CFA2,990	+2.1%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Niamey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$68.28 F CFA39,864	-4.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+103.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	$51.21 F CFA29,898	-40.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	$68.28 F CFA39,864	-28.9%
Average			-4.8%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Niamey - Cost of clothing

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