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St. George's vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 44.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 82.9% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 90.6% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 63.9% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 73.6% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 78.3% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 27.4% less in St. George's

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

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St. George's vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 82.9% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$7.40 EC$20.00	+51.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$8.33 EC$22.50	+70.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.94 EC$5.25	+140.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$1.94 EC$5.25	+321.7%
Average			+82.9%

Kuala Lumpur vs. St. George's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.6% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$2.38 EC$6.44	+117.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$6.93 EC$18.74	-0.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$15.41 EC$41.64	+93.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$4.26 EC$11.50	+68.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$4.26 EC$11.50	+110.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$6.11 EC$16.50	+294.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$1.11 EC$3.00	+35.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$0.74 EC$2.00	-28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$2.59 EC$7.00	+264.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$1.30 EC$3.50	+119.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$1.67 EC$4.50	+168.0%
Average			+90.6%

Kuala Lumpur vs. St. George's - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.9% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$5.28 EC$14.26	+63.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$64.35 EC$173.91	+426.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	-37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	??
Average			+63.9%

Kuala Lumpur vs. St. George's - Cost of transportation

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pay 73.6% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$50.94 EC$137.67	+93.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	+83.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	+17.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$192.10 EC$519.15	+303.9%
Average			+73.6%

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pay 78.3% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$55.50 EC$150.00	-81.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	-74.6%
Average			-78.3%

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pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.78 EC$7.50	-37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$4.38 EC$11.83	+41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$37.00 EC$100.00	-24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$11.10 EC$30.00	+121.3%
Average			+12.5%

Kuala Lumpur vs. St. George's - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.4% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$35.15 EC$95.00	-50.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$44.40 EC$120.00	+5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	$50.57 EC$136.67	-41.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	$87.57 EC$236.67	-8.9%
Average			-27.4%

Kuala Lumpur vs. St. George's - Cost of clothing

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