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Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 13.3% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 79.0% more in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 23.1% more in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 42.6% more in San Fernando
Housing: pay 7.1% less in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 4.9% more in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% more in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in San Fernando

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

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San Fernando vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 79.0% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$10.32 TTD70.16	+110.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$8.11 TTD55.12	+65.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.02 TTD6.92	+25.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$0.74 TTD5.01	+60.0%
Average			+79.0%

Kuala Lumpur vs. San Fernando - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.1% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$2.28 TTD15.53	+108.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$3.32 TTD22.56	-52.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$7.63 TTD51.85	-4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$3.83 TTD26.06	+51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$4.57 TTD31.07	+126.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$2.50 TTD17.01	+61.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$1.14 TTD7.74	+39.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$1.67 TTD11.37	+61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$1.95 TTD13.23	+173.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.33 TTD2.27	-43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.33 TTD2.27	-46.2%
Average			+23.1%

Kuala Lumpur vs. San Fernando - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$4.32 TTD29.40	+34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$44.22 TTD300.68	+261.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$36,853.34 TTD251K	-11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$7.96 TTD54.12	-27.7%
Average			+42.6%

Kuala Lumpur vs. San Fernando - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.1% less for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$45.45 TTD309.03	+73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$515.95 TTD3,507.88	-16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$393.10 TTD2,672.67	+5.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$33.82 TTD229.93	-28.9%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 4.9% more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$399.05 TTD2,713.11	+33.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$10,825.75 TTD73,603.36	-17.5%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$1.84 TTD12.53	-58.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$3.72 TTD25.28	+20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$5.60 TTD38.09	+27.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$51.59 TTD350.79	+5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$8.84 TTD60.14	+76.3%
Average			+4.2%

Kuala Lumpur vs. San Fernando - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$54.67 TTD371.67	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$36.85 TTD250.56	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	$88.45 TTD601.35	+2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	$88.45 TTD601.35	-7.9%
Average			-10.7%

Kuala Lumpur vs. San Fernando - Cost of clothing

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