Cost of living comparison

Slovakia

compared to

Malaysia

Johor Bahru vs. Nitra Cost of Living Summary

Johor Bahru is 27.3% cheaper than Nitra.

Restaurants: pay 53.3% less in Johor Bahru
Groceries: pay 3.1% less in Johor Bahru
Transportation: pay 34.3% less in Johor Bahru
Housing: pay 19.5% less in Johor Bahru
Childcare: pay 36.4% less in Johor Bahru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% less in Johor Bahru
Clothing: pay 32.8% less in Johor Bahru

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Johor Bahru.

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Johor Bahru vs. Nitra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Johor Bahru instead of Nitra, you would:

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pay 53.3% less for restaurants

	Nitra	Johor Bahru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.59 €6.64	$3.55 MYR14.56	-53.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 €7.15	$4.74 MYR19.41	-42.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 €1.49	$0.78 MYR3.21	-54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 €1.14	$0.47 MYR1.93	-63.9%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

	Nitra	Johor Bahru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 €0.89	$0.98 MYR4.01	-3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 €4.60	$5.33 MYR21.84	+1.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 €3.58	$7.01 MYR28.72	+71.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.06	$1.86 MYR7.63	-46.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.18 €2.78	$2.20 MYR9.01	-30.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.65	$1.24 MYR5.06	+66.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.71	$0.68 MYR2.78	-16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.85	$1.15 MYR4.70	+18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 €1.69	$0.56 MYR2.31	-70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.50	$0.53 MYR2.17	-6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.66	$0.62 MYR2.54	-17.7%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 34.3% less for transportation

	Nitra	Johor Bahru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.76 €5.91	$1.84 MYR7.55	-72.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.20 €25.53	$11.85 MYR48.53	-59.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,695.77 €22,467.23	$35,545.02 MYR146K	+38.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.80 €10.31	$6.69 MYR27.42	-43.3%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 19.5% less for housing

	Nitra	Johor Bahru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.10 €15.83	$30.15 MYR123.51	+66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$681.33 €595.72	$494.94 MYR2,027.24	-27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.99 €510.62	$375.20 MYR1,536.77	-35.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.01 €149.53	$31.51 MYR129.08	-81.6%
Average			-19.5%

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pay 36.4% less for childcare

	Nitra	Johor Bahru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.50 €302.97	$153.04 MYR626.84	-55.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,568.57 €6,617.62	$6,279.62 MYR25,720.70	-17.0%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Nitra	Johor Bahru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.45 €2.14	$3.55 MYR14.56	+44.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.82 €2.47	$2.91 MYR11.90	+3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 €4.85	$4.25 MYR17.42	-23.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.85 €46.21	$34.36 MYR140.74	-35.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.17	$4.98 MYR20.38	-46.7%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

	Nitra	Johor Bahru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.32 €53.61	$49.76 MYR203.82	-18.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.12 €28.08	$16.59 MYR67.94	-48.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.76 €71.49	$71.09 MYR291.18	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.76 €71.49	$40.23 MYR164.76	-50.8%
Average			-32.8%

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