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Malaysia

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Lithuania

Panevezys vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Panevezys is 9.0% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Panevezys
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Panevezys
Transportation: pay 44.7% more in Panevezys
Housing: pay 9.9% less in Panevezys
Childcare: pay 4.8% more in Panevezys
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% more in Panevezys
Clothing: pay 8.2% more in Panevezys

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

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Panevezys vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Panevezys
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$12.32 €10.96	+151.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$6.72 €5.98	+37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$2.24 €1.99	+176.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$1.90 €1.69	+313.3%
Average			+116.0%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Panevezys - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Panevezys
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$1.48 €1.32	+35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$5.04 €4.48	-28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$4.75 €4.23	-40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$2.92 €2.60	+15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$2.59 €2.31	+28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$0.76 €0.68	-50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.64 €0.57	-21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$0.77 €0.68	-25.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$1.37 €1.22	+92.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.25 €0.23	-57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.43 €0.38	-30.9%
Average			-16.3%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Panevezys - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.7% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Panevezys
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$6.47 €5.76	+101.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$35.16 €31.29	+187.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	-34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$9.85 €8.77	-10.5%
Average			+44.7%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Panevezys - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.9% less for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Panevezys
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$14.22 €12.66	-45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$419.90 €373.73	-32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$291.13 €259.12	-21.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$156.29 €139.11	+228.6%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 4.8% more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Panevezys
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$466.56 €415.25	+56.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$9,234.09 €8,218.67	-29.6%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Panevezys
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$3.92 €3.49	-11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$3.14 €2.79	+1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$5.60 €4.98	+27.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$67.18 €59.80	+37.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$8.96 €7.97	+78.6%
Average			+25.6%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Panevezys - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.2% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Panevezys
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$111.97 €99.66	+56.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$22.39 €19.93	-46.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	$80.62 €71.76	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	$167.96 €149.49	+74.8%
Average			+8.2%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Panevezys - Cost of clothing

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