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Malaysia

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Netherlands

Wageningen vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Wageningen is 2.1 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 3.9 times more in Wageningen
Groceries: pay 39.9% more in Wageningen
Transportation: pay 73.9% more in Wageningen
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Wageningen
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Wageningen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.2% more in Wageningen
Clothing: pay 16.7% more in Wageningen

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

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Wageningen vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9 times more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Wageningen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$21.83 €19.43	+346.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$13.44 €11.96	+174.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$3.83 €3.41	+373.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$2.65 €2.36	+475.8%
Average			+288.4%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Wageningen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.9% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Wageningen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$2.02 €1.79	+84.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$6.51 €5.80	-6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$5.03 €4.48	-36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$4.94 €4.40	+95.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$6.53 €5.82	+223.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$1.19 €1.06	-23.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$1.11 €0.99	+35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$0.87 €0.77	-16.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$2.08 €1.85	+192.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.83 €0.74	+40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$1.01 €0.90	+62.9%
Average			+39.9%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Wageningen - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.9% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Wageningen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$8.99 €8.00	+179.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	-0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$19.67 €17.51	+78.6%
Average			+73.9%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Wageningen - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Wageningen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$45.91 €40.86	+74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$1,194.38 €1,063.05	+93.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$1,343.68 €1,195.93	+261.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$235.86 €209.93	+395.9%
Average			+184.7%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Wageningen - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Wageningen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$1,987.53 €1,768.97	+564.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$8,010.59 €7,129.71	-39.0%
Average			+101.4%

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pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Wageningen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$5.60 €4.98	+27.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$4.20 €3.74	+35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$14.00 €12.46	+217.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$38.91 €34.63	-20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$15.68 €13.95	+212.5%
Average			+57.2%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Wageningen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.7% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Wageningen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$96.73 €86.09	+35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$43.86 €39.03	+4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	$106.19 €94.51	+23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	$102.18 €90.94	+6.4%
Average			+16.7%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Wageningen - Cost of clothing

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