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Kuala Lumpur vs. Rabat Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 18.8% more expensive than Rabat.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% more in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 72.9% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 21.5% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 18.7% more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 45.1% more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Kuala Lumpur

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

Kuala Lumpur vs. Rabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Rabat, you would:

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pay 13.2% more for restaurants

	Rabat	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.42 MAD40.85	$4.74 MYR19.59	+7.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MAD61.27	$4.74 MYR19.59	-28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MAD5.50	$0.89 MYR3.66	+49.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MAD3.60	$0.49 MYR2.01	+25.0%
Average			+13.2%

Rabat vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.9% more for groceries

	Rabat	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 MAD4.53	$0.98 MYR4.03	+99.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.60 MAD61.10	$7.13 MYR29.45	+7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.32 MAD30.72	$7.98 MYR32.96	+140.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MAD18.41	$2.23 MYR9.21	+12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 MAD30.95	$2.09 MYR8.65	-37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.67 MAD6.23	$1.32 MYR5.45	+96.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 MAD6.07	$0.75 MYR3.09	+14.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.36	$1.22 MYR5.04	+236.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 MAD3.55	$0.69 MYR2.86	+80.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MAD3.07	$0.57 MYR2.34	+70.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.13	$0.62 MYR2.56	+83.4%
Average			+72.9%

Rabat vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.5% less for transportation

	Rabat	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MAD54.69	$1.87 MYR7.71	-68.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.60 MAD255.29	$11.85 MYR48.96	-57.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,530.73 MAD347,197.64	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.06 MAD74.55	$10.66 MYR44.07	+32.3%
Average			-21.5%

Rabat vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.7% more for housing

	Rabat	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.53 MAD356.46	$25.49 MYR105.32	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$469.58 MAD4,344.08	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	+22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.96 MAD2,525.17	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	+28.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.46 MAD272.58	$46.59 MYR192.54	+58.1%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 45.1% more for childcare

	Rabat	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.91 MAD1,470.03	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	+66.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,276.88 MAD67,318.63	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	+23.7%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Rabat	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.52 MAD51.06	$4.27 MYR17.63	-22.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 MAD18.46	$3.06 MYR12.65	+53.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 MAD39.83	$4.27 MYR17.63	-0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.37 MAD262.46	$46.43 MYR191.86	+63.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 MAD66.38	$4.98 MYR20.56	-30.6%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Rabat	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.35 MAD493.57	$61.66 MYR254.80	+15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 MAD441.91	$37.10 MYR153.34	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.95 MAD961.60	$87.80 MYR362.83	-15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.51 MAD902.03	$82.47 MYR340.83	-15.4%
Average			-9.4%

Rabat vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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