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Bangladesh

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Malaysia

Selangor vs. Rajshahi Cost of Living Summary

Selangor is 3.0 times more expensive than Rajshahi.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Selangor
Groceries: pay 95.4% more in Selangor
Transportation: pay 7.9% more in Selangor
Housing: pay 5.3 times more in Selangor
Childcare: pay 9.8 times more in Selangor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.1% more in Selangor
Clothing: pay 4.3 times more in Selangor

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

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Selangor vs. Rajshahi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Rajshahi	Selangor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$0.81 BDT100.01	$4.28 MYR17.49	+427.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.84 BDT350.04	$3.92 MYR15.99	+37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.71	$0.81 MYR3.30	+150.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.27	$0.45 MYR1.83	+172.7%
Average			+186.6%

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pay 95.4% more for groceries

	Rajshahi	Selangor
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT76.18	$1.07 MYR4.37	+73.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 BDT538.89	$7.00 MYR28.58	+60.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.70 BDT333.15	$7.13 MYR29.12	+163.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 BDT142.82	$1.94 MYR7.91	+67.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT183.07	$2.02 MYR8.25	+35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 BDT148.19	$1.55 MYR6.32	+28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.70	$0.82 MYR3.34	+99.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT131.88	$1.04 MYR4.23	-3.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 BDT25.71	$0.71 MYR2.91	+241.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.18	$0.59 MYR2.41	+413.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.97	$0.48 MYR1.96	+119.7%
Average			+95.4%

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

	Rajshahi	Selangor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 BDT521.32	$2.90 MYR11.82	-31.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.18 BDT1,500.17	$12.24 MYR49.96	+0.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+40.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.82 BDT470.05	$11.01 MYR44.96	+188.6%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 5.3 times more for housing

	Rajshahi	Selangor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,328.27	$26.27 MYR107.27	+143.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$73.06 BDT9,001.01	$512.24 MYR2,091.59	+601.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$46.00 BDT5,667.31	$342.58 MYR1,398.84	+644.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.91 BDT4,300.35	$47.56 MYR194.21	+36.3%
Average			+432.8%

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pay 9.8 times more for childcare

	Rajshahi	Selangor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$13.53 BDT1,666.85	$122.35 MYR499.58	+804.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$681.92 BDT84,009.47	$7,213.21 MYR29,452.98	+957.8%
Average			+878.0%

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pay 91.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rajshahi	Selangor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT600.07	$4.40 MYR17.99	-9.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.33 BDT163.35	$2.25 MYR9.19	+69.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 BDT400.05	$4.40 MYR17.99	+35.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$5.95 BDT733.42	$40.38 MYR164.86	+578.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT500.06	$5.02 MYR20.48	+23.6%
Average			+91.1%

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pay 4.3 times more for clothing

	Rajshahi	Selangor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$7.04 BDT866.76	$71.46 MYR291.78	+915.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$14.88 BDT1,833.54	$41.92 MYR171.18	+181.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.71 BDT3,167.02	$78.22 MYR319.40	+204.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$21.11 BDT2,600.29	$81.57 MYR333.06	+286.4%
Average			+328.3%

Rajshahi vs. Selangor - Cost of clothing

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