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Malaysia

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Montenegro

Tivat vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Tivat is 59.6% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Tivat
Groceries: pay 4.2% more in Tivat
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Tivat
Housing: pay 95.1% more in Tivat
Childcare: pay 35.5% more in Tivat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Tivat
Clothing: pay 22.7% more in Tivat

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Tivat are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Tivat.

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Tivat vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Tivat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.74 MYR19.41	$11.10 €9.70	+134.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.41	$9.34 €8.17	+97.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MYR3.63	$2.42 €2.12	+173.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR1.99	$1.45 €1.26	+197.1%
Average			+150.5%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Tivat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Tivat
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.00	$1.06 €0.93	+8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.19	$4.52 €3.96	-36.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.98 MYR32.67	$5.00 €4.37	-37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MYR9.12	$3.23 €2.83	+45.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.58	$3.83 €3.35	+83.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.41	$0.68 €0.60	-48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.06	$0.79 €0.69	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.00	$0.76 €0.66	-38.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.83	$1.36 €1.19	+97.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.32	$0.46 €0.40	-19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.53 €0.46	-14.6%
Average			+4.2%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Tivat - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Tivat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 MYR7.65	$6.63 €5.80	+255.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.53	$40.88 €35.74	+245.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR165K	$26,863.76 €23,488.46	-33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR43.68	$10.51 €9.19	-1.4%
Average			+116.4%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Tivat - Cost of transportation

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pay 95.1% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Tivat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR104.39	$33.29 €29.11	+30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$573.16 MYR2,347.62	$1,070.66 €936.13	+86.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.71 MYR1,436.48	$739.73 €646.78	+110.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR190.83	$117.51 €102.74	+152.2%
Average			+95.1%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Tivat - Cost of housing

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pay 35.5% more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Tivat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 MYR1,083.18	$418.53 €365.94	+58.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,004.74 MYR36,882.51	$10,161.51 €8,884.77	+12.8%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Tivat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.47	$2.74 €2.40	-35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 MYR12.54	$2.20 €1.92	-28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.47	$4.44 €3.88	+4.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.43 MYR190.16	$49.64 €43.40	+6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.38	$5.84 €5.11	+17.4%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 22.7% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Tivat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR252.55	$86.70 €75.81	+40.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR151.98	$40.88 €35.74	+10.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.80 MYR359.62	$95.63 €83.61	+8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.47 MYR337.81	$108.04 €94.46	+31.0%
Average			+22.7%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Tivat - Cost of clothing

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