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Johor Bahru vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Johor Bahru is 14.3% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 32.8% less in Johor Bahru
Groceries: pay 18.8% more in Johor Bahru
Transportation: pay 14.6% less in Johor Bahru
Housing: pay 15.1% more in Johor Bahru
Childcare: pay 39.5% less in Johor Bahru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% less in Johor Bahru
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Johor Bahru

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

Johor Bahru vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.8% less for restaurants

	Quito	Johor Bahru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$3.55 MYR14.61	-28.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$4.74 MYR19.48	-35.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.78 MYR3.23	-30.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.47 MYR1.94	-35.8%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 18.8% more for groceries

	Quito	Johor Bahru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$0.98 MYR4.03	-39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$5.33 MYR21.92	+27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$7.01 MYR28.83	+72.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.86 MYR7.66	-23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.20 MYR9.04	-37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.24 MYR5.08	+26.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.68 MYR2.79	+32.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.15 MYR4.72	+141.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.56 MYR2.31	-3.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.53 MYR2.18	-21.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.62 MYR2.55	+32.1%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 14.6% less for transportation

	Quito	Johor Bahru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$1.84 MYR7.58	-29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$11.85 MYR48.71	-56.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$35,545.02 MYR146,125.59	+77.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$6.69 MYR27.52	-50.4%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 15.1% more for housing

	Quito	Johor Bahru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$30.15 MYR123.96	+6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$494.94 MYR2,034.72	+10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$375.20 MYR1,542.44	+18.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$31.51 MYR129.55	+25.7%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 39.5% less for childcare

	Quito	Johor Bahru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$153.04 MYR629.15	-46.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	-32.9%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Johor Bahru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$3.55 MYR14.61	+49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$2.91 MYR11.95	-1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$4.25 MYR17.49	-29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$34.36 MYR141.25	-10.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$4.98 MYR20.46	-28.9%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Quito	Johor Bahru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$49.76 MYR204.58	-17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$16.59 MYR68.19	-64.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$71.09 MYR292.25	-32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$40.23 MYR165.37	-56.6%
Average			-42.8%

Quito vs. Johor Bahru - Cost of clothing

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