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Subang Jaya vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Subang Jaya is 5.2% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 32.8% less in Subang Jaya
Groceries: pay 45.2% more in Subang Jaya
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Subang Jaya
Housing: pay 18.0% more in Subang Jaya
Childcare: pay 19.1% less in Subang Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Subang Jaya
Clothing: pay 35.0% less in Subang Jaya

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

Subang Jaya vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Subang Jaya instead of Quito, you would:

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pay 32.8% less for restaurants

	Quito	Subang Jaya
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 45.2% more for groceries

	Quito	Subang Jaya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$0.98 MYR4.01	-39.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$7.13 MYR29.30	+70.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$7.01 MYR28.83	+72.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$2.13 MYR8.77	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$2.20 MYR9.04	-37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.50 MYR6.19	+54.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.70 MYR2.87	+37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$1.99 MYR8.18	+319.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.69 MYR2.84	+18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.57 MYR2.32	-16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.62 MYR2.55	+32.2%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	Quito	Subang Jaya
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	$6.87 MYR28.25	-49.1%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 18.0% more for housing

	Quito	Subang Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$30.09 MYR123.72	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$545.02 MYR2,240.59	+21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$331.75 MYR1,363.84	+4.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$35.09 MYR144.25	+40.0%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 19.1% less for childcare

	Quito	Subang Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$264.45 MYR1,087.17	-6.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$6,398.10 MYR26,302.61	-31.6%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Subang Jaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$4.74 MYR19.48	+99.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$3.07 MYR12.63	+4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$4.27 MYR17.54	-28.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$23.70 MYR97.42	-38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$4.98 MYR20.46	-28.9%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 35.0% less for clothing

	Quito	Subang Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$61.66 MYR253.48	+2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$16.59 MYR68.19	-64.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$82.94 MYR340.96	-21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$40.23 MYR165.37	-56.6%
Average			-35.0%

Quito vs. Subang Jaya - Cost of clothing

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