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Selangor vs. Pune Cost of Living Summary

Selangor is 71.1% more expensive than Pune.

Restaurants: pay 6.5% more in Selangor
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Selangor
Transportation: pay 35.0% more in Selangor
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Selangor
Childcare: pay 74.5% more in Selangor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% more in Selangor
Clothing: pay 92.6% more in Selangor

The cost of groceries, housing, clothing, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Selangor are more expensive than in Pune. Notably, groceries, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Selangor.

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Selangor vs. Pune Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Selangor instead of Pune, you would:

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pay 6.5% more for restaurants

	Pune	Selangor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 ₹392.58	$4.28 MYR17.49	+3.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.17 ₹490.73	$3.92 MYR15.99	-24.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ₹43.72	$0.81 MYR3.30	+75.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 ₹17.63	$0.45 MYR1.83	+141.7%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Pune	Selangor
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 ₹54.38	$1.07 MYR4.37	+86.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.07 ₹291.12	$7.00 MYR28.58	+128.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.77 ₹263.49	$7.13 MYR29.12	+157.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.05 ₹99.59	$1.94 MYR7.91	+84.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 ₹139.26	$2.02 MYR8.25	+37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 ₹117.66	$1.55 MYR6.32	+24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 ₹30.27	$0.82 MYR3.34	+156.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 ₹74.85	$1.04 MYR4.23	+31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 ₹19.72	$0.71 MYR2.91	+242.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 ₹18.23	$0.59 MYR2.41	+208.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 ₹19.11	$0.48 MYR1.96	+139.1%
Average			+106.9%

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pay 35.0% more for transportation

	Pune	Selangor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 ₹398.12	$2.90 MYR11.82	-30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.50 ₹1,472.19	$12.24 MYR49.96	-21.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,436.06 ₹1M	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+210.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.48 ₹235.55	$11.01 MYR44.96	+343.9%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Pune	Selangor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.79 ₹739.56	$26.27 MYR107.27	+237.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.54 ₹24,076.38	$512.24 MYR2,091.59	+102.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.15 ₹15,493.01	$342.58 MYR1,398.84	+110.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.41 ₹2,887.74	$47.56 MYR194.21	+56.4%
Average			+102.6%

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pay 74.5% more for childcare

	Pune	Selangor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$125.85 ₹11,950.69	$122.35 MYR499.58	-2.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,304.19 ₹219K	$7,213.21 MYR29,452.98	+213.0%
Average			+74.5%

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pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Pune	Selangor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.84 ₹269.90	$4.40 MYR17.99	+55.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 ₹202.18	$2.25 MYR9.19	+5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹471.10	$4.40 MYR17.99	-11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.83 ₹1,978.01	$40.38 MYR164.86	+93.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.17 ₹490.73	$5.02 MYR20.48	-2.9%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 92.6% more for clothing

	Pune	Selangor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.39 ₹2,696.12	$71.46 MYR291.78	+151.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.35 ₹2,502.66	$41.92 MYR171.18	+59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.69 ₹4,718.55	$78.22 MYR319.40	+57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.39 ₹3,550.51	$81.57 MYR333.06	+118.2%
Average			+92.6%

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