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Kuala Lumpur vs. Ramat Gan Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 60.8% cheaper than Ramat Gan.

Restaurants: pay 77.9% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 38.1% less in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 65.2% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 66.5% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 69.0% less in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 37.8% less in Kuala Lumpur

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Kuala Lumpur.

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Kuala Lumpur vs. Ramat Gan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Ramat Gan, you would:

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pay 77.9% less for restaurants

	Ramat Gan	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.11 ₪71.52	$4.89 MYR19.98	-78.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$19.53 ₪60.44	$4.89 MYR19.98	-74.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.52 ₪10.89	$0.81 MYR3.30	-77.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.73 ₪8.46	$0.46 MYR1.88	-83.2%
Average			-77.9%

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pay 38.1% less for groceries

	Ramat Gan	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$3.32 ₪10.26	$1.09 MYR4.47	-67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.51 ₪20.16	$7.00 MYR28.58	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.95 ₪30.79	$7.96 MYR32.51	-20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.58 ₪14.19	$2.53 MYR10.32	-44.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.64 ₪26.73	$2.02 MYR8.25	-76.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.96 ₪6.08	$1.55 MYR6.32	-21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 ₪4.57	$0.82 MYR3.34	-44.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 ₪3.70	$1.04 MYR4.23	-13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 ₪3.37	$0.71 MYR2.91	-34.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 ₪2.65	$0.59 MYR2.41	-31.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 ₪2.36	$0.62 MYR2.54	-18.4%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 65.2% less for transportation

	Ramat Gan	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.81 ₪30.36	$3.22 MYR13.14	-67.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$107.42 ₪332.43	$12.24 MYR49.96	-88.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$57,582.76 ₪178K	$41,736.41 MYR170K	-27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.19 ₪43.92	$11.01 MYR44.96	-22.4%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 66.5% less for housing

	Ramat Gan	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.92 ₪129.73	$26.27 MYR107.27	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,494.91 ₪4,626.28	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	-58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,254.03 ₪3,880.84	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	-70.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$219.72 ₪679.98	$47.56 MYR194.21	-78.4%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 69.0% less for childcare

	Ramat Gan	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,411.37 ₪4,367.75	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,921.58 ₪89,503.63	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	-54.6%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ramat Gan	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.77 ₪30.22	$4.40 MYR17.99	-54.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.69 ₪14.51	$3.10 MYR12.64	-33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.54 ₪41.91	$4.40 MYR17.99	-67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.78 ₪228.33	$48.89 MYR199.62	-33.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.65 ₪45.33	$5.02 MYR20.48	-65.8%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 37.8% less for clothing

	Ramat Gan	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$104.16 ₪322.35	$71.46 MYR291.78	-31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.10 ₪201.47	$41.92 MYR171.18	-35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.21 ₪467.96	$86.22 MYR352.05	-43.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$161.99 ₪501.31	$96.07 MYR392.29	-40.7%
Average			-37.8%

Ramat Gan vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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