Cost of living comparison

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Malaysia vs. Puchong Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 0.7% cheaper than Puchong.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 1.2% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 25.4% more in Malaysia
Housing: pay 12.1% more in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 9.8% less in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% less in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 14.7% less in Malaysia

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in Malaysia are more expensive than in Puchong. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Malaysia.

Malaysia vs. Puchong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malaysia instead of Puchong, you would:

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pay 12.0% less for restaurants

	Puchong	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.56 MYR14.63	$3.22 MYR13.24	-9.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.51	$4.41 MYR18.14	-7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 MYR3.41	$0.73 MYR3.00	-12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR2.00	$0.39 MYR1.62	-19.3%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 1.2% more for groceries

	Puchong	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.03	$1.02 MYR4.18	+3.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 MYR23.24	$7.79 MYR32.02	+37.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.11 MYR29.24	$6.67 MYR27.41	-6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 MYR7.67	$1.99 MYR8.17	+6.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 MYR8.62	$1.93 MYR7.95	-7.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.43	$1.28 MYR5.26	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 MYR2.79	$0.67 MYR2.74	-2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.02	$1.29 MYR5.31	+5.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.85	$0.73 MYR3.01	+5.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 MYR2.80	$0.53 MYR2.19	-22.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.55	$0.59 MYR2.41	-5.8%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 25.4% more for transportation

	Puchong	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.58	$1.86 MYR7.63	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.86 MYR48.77	$15.26 MYR62.75	+28.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.07 MYR82,902.73	$35,849.31 MYR147,376.52	+77.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.88 MYR28.28	$6.52 MYR26.79	-5.3%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 12.1% more for housing

	Puchong	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.52 MYR104.90	$27.18 MYR111.74	+6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$272.84 MYR1,121.63	$349.73 MYR1,437.75	+28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$213.52 MYR877.79	$247.40 MYR1,017.08	+15.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.13 MYR144.42	$34.37 MYR141.31	-2.2%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 9.8% less for childcare

	Puchong	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.22 MYR629.90	$170.62 MYR701.42	+11.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,015.42 MYR37,062.40	$6,229.51 MYR25,609.50	-30.9%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Puchong	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.56	$3.72 MYR15.30	-12.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.93 MYR12.03	$2.63 MYR10.79	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.56	$4.18 MYR17.17	-2.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.96 MYR156.05	$36.40 MYR149.64	-4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.48	$4.62 MYR18.97	-7.4%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 14.7% less for clothing

	Puchong	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.73 MYR253.78	$59.37 MYR244.08	-3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.15 MYR152.72	$29.69 MYR122.04	-20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.04 MYR341.36	$70.68 MYR290.55	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.17 MYR292.60	$56.86 MYR233.75	-20.1%
Average			-14.7%

Puchong vs. Malaysia - Cost of clothing

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