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Shah Alam vs. Offenbach Am Main Cost of Living Summary

Shah Alam is 57.5% cheaper than Offenbach Am Main.

Restaurants: pay 78.2% less in Shah Alam
Groceries: pay 20.6% less in Shah Alam
Transportation: pay 54.1% less in Shah Alam
Housing: pay 67.7% less in Shah Alam
Childcare: pay 80.5% less in Shah Alam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.4% less in Shah Alam
Clothing: pay 39.4% less in Shah Alam

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Shah Alam.

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Shah Alam vs. Offenbach Am Main Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shah Alam instead of Offenbach Am Main, you would:

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pay 78.2% less for restaurants

	Offenbach Am Main	Shah Alam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.48 €16.44	$3.67 MYR14.99	-80.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$4.16 MYR16.99	-69.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.92 €3.49	$0.74 MYR3.03	-81.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.64 €3.24	$0.40 MYR1.63	-89.0%
Average			-78.2%

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pay 20.6% less for groceries

	Offenbach Am Main	Shah Alam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 €1.72	$1.07 MYR4.35	-44.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.03 €7.15	$6.82 MYR27.84	-15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 €4.95	$6.95 MYR28.37	+25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 €3.18	$2.19 MYR8.94	-38.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.35	$2.00 MYR8.15	-59.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.35	$1.58 MYR6.46	+4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$0.75 MYR3.08	-25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.22 MYR4.99	+24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.82 €1.62	$0.81 MYR3.30	-55.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 €0.52	$0.55 MYR2.27	-5.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.60	$0.90 MYR3.70	+34.8%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 54.1% less for transportation

	Offenbach Am Main	Shah Alam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 €7.08	$3.19 MYR13.01	-59.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.74 €60.29	$15.91 MYR64.95	-76.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.51 €20.93	$4.36 MYR17.79	-81.5%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 67.7% less for housing

	Offenbach Am Main	Shah Alam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.21 €46.47	$28.91 MYR118.04	-44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$933.11 €830.50	$340.14 MYR1,388.84	-63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$765.15 €681.01	$312.00 MYR1,273.94	-59.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$269.23 €239.62	$28.39 MYR115.93	-89.5%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 80.5% less for childcare

	Offenbach Am Main	Shah Alam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$531.87 €473.39	$195.76 MYR799.33	-63.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$44,341.53 €39,465.56	$4,567.77 MYR18,651.14	-89.7%
Average			-80.5%

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pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Offenbach Am Main	Shah Alam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$3.43 MYR13.99	-38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.00 €3.56	$2.95 MYR12.04	-26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.74 €8.67	$4.26 MYR17.39	-56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.19 €34.88	$39.76 MYR162.36	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €8.97	$6.48 MYR26.48	-35.7%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 39.4% less for clothing

	Offenbach Am Main	Shah Alam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.30 €85.71	$57.26 MYR233.81	-40.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.91 €40.86	$39.76 MYR162.36	-13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.04 €111.29	$66.51 MYR271.57	-46.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.46 €125.90	$69.71 MYR284.65	-50.7%
Average			-39.4%

Offenbach Am Main vs. Shah Alam - Cost of clothing

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