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Malaysia

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Fiji

Suva vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Suva is 1.4% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 40.7% more in Suva
Groceries: pay 0.2% less in Suva
Transportation: pay 7.9% more in Suva
Housing: pay 4.0% more in Suva
Childcare: pay 12.4% less in Suva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% less in Suva
Clothing: pay 31.0% less in Suva

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

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Suva vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.7% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Suva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.86	$5.78 FJD12.96	+18.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.86	$7.55 FJD16.95	+54.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.28	$1.54 FJD3.45	+90.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.87	$0.76 FJD1.71	+65.9%
Average			+40.7%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Suva - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.2% less for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Suva
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.44	$0.55 FJD1.24	-49.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.40	$5.12 FJD11.48	-26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.31	$4.93 FJD11.05	-38.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.26	$3.32 FJD7.44	+31.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.20	$2.82 FJD6.33	+39.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.28	$1.13 FJD2.53	-27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.32	$1.13 FJD2.53	+37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.20	$1.57 FJD3.52	+51.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.89	$1.45 FJD3.25	+103.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.40	$0.57 FJD1.27	-4.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.52	$0.49 FJD1.10	-20.9%
Average			-0.2%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Suva - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Suva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.06	$5.36 FJD12.03	+66.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.65	$22.21 FJD49.84	+81.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR169K	$24,435.76 FJD54,826.51	-41.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.69	$4.44 FJD9.97	-59.7%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 4.0% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Suva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR106.62	$23.99 FJD53.83	-8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,507.45	$885.02 FJD1,985.72	+43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,507.10	$325.66 FJD730.69	-12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR193.02	$34.77 FJD78.01	-26.9%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 12.4% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Suva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,213.76	$226.59 FJD508.39	-24.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,262.64	$13,291.27 FJD29,821.63	+1.3%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Suva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.87	$3.55 FJD7.97	-19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.56	$2.93 FJD6.58	-5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.87	$9.77 FJD21.93	+121.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR198.40	$36.16 FJD81.13	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.36	$3.33 FJD7.48	-33.6%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 31.0% less for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Suva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR289.99	$33.32 FJD74.76	-53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR170.13	$39.99 FJD89.72	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR349.90	$69.22 FJD155.31	-19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR389.89	$61.13 FJD137.17	-36.4%
Average			-31.0%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Suva - Cost of clothing

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