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Malaysia

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Finland

Turku vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Turku is 62.6% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Turku
Groceries: pay 28.2% more in Turku
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Turku
Housing: pay 54.8% more in Turku
Childcare: pay 24.1% less in Turku
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.2% more in Turku
Clothing: pay 17.2% more in Turku

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

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Turku vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Turku
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.99	$16.24 €14.49	+231.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.99	$12.32 €10.99	+151.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$2.86 €2.55	+253.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$1.91 €1.71	+315.0%
Average			+209.9%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Turku - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.2% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Turku
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$2.51 €2.24	+128.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.60	$3.88 €3.46	-44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.53	$5.90 €5.26	-25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.33	$3.69 €3.29	+45.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$6.65 €5.93	+229.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$1.24 €1.11	-19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.35	$0.99 €0.89	+21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$1.02 €0.91	-1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$1.99 €1.77	+179.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.42	$0.66 €0.58	+10.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.71 €0.64	+14.7%
Average			+28.2%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Turku - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Turku
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.15	$8.81 €7.86	+173.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.99	$63.82 €56.97	+421.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR171K	$36,622.07 €32,689.52	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.99	$20.60 €18.39	+87.1%
Average			+120.1%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Turku - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.8% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Turku
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.33	$22.11 €19.74	-15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,524.32	$803.41 €717.14	+30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,517.24	$654.86 €584.54	+76.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.32	$101.68 €90.76	+113.8%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 24.1% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Turku
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.92	$310.73 €277.36	+3.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,620.95	$7,278.28 €6,496.72	-44.5%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 98.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Turku
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR18.00	$9.57 €8.55	+117.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.65	$4.80 €4.28	+54.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR18.00	$13.44 €11.99	+205.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.73	$43.11 €38.48	-11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.49	$21.27 €18.99	+324.1%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 17.2% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Turku
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.94	$93.87 €83.79	+31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.28	$43.39 €38.73	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.25	$102.64 €91.62	+19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.51	$111.97 €99.95	+16.5%
Average			+17.2%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Turku - Cost of clothing

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