Cost of living comparison
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Subang Jaya vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary
Subang Jaya is 3.5% cheaper than Quito.
Subang Jaya vs. Quito Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Subang Jaya instead of Quito, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
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Quito
|
Subang Jaya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
|
$3.67
MYR15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.67
|
$4.65
MYR18.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
|
$0.74
MYR3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
|
$0.38
MYR1.54
|
|
Quito vs. Subang Jaya - Cost of restaurants
pay 21.1% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Subang Jaya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
|
$1.07
MYR4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
|
$6.82
MYR27.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
|
$7.18
MYR29.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
|
$2.20
MYR9.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
|
$2.02
MYR8.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.36
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.82
MYR3.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.04
MYR4.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.65
MYR2.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.49
MYR2.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.50
MYR2.05
|
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Quito vs. Subang Jaya - Cost of groceries
pay 3.6% less for transportation
|
Quito
|
Subang Jaya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$3.22
MYR13.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.00
|
$12.24
MYR49.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,000.00
|
$41,736.41
MYR171K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$4.36
MYR17.79
|
|
Quito vs. Subang Jaya - Cost of transportation
pay 14.6% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Subang Jaya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.45
|
$28.91
MYR118.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$482.78
|
$562.82
MYR2,299.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$313.44
|
$342.58
MYR1,399.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.90
|
$28.39
MYR115.99
|
|
Quito vs. Subang Jaya - Cost of housing
pay 30.5% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Subang Jaya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$743.00
|
$299.09
MYR1,221.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,951.43
|
$10,751.60
MYR43,923.52
|
|
Quito vs. Subang Jaya - Cost of childcare
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Subang Jaya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.50
|
$4.16
MYR16.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
|
$2.95
MYR12.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$4.40
MYR17.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.22
|
$24.47
MYR99.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
|
$5.02
MYR20.49
|
|
Quito vs. Subang Jaya - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 26.7% less for clothing
|
Quito
|
Subang Jaya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.10
|
$59.86
MYR244.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.62
|
$35.06
MYR143.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.66
|
$85.65
MYR349.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.92
|
$69.71
MYR284.79
|
|
Quito vs. Subang Jaya - Cost of clothing
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