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Alor Setar vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Alor Setar is 73.7% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 87.0% less in Alor Setar
Groceries: pay 62.1% less in Alor Setar
Transportation: pay 71.7% less in Alor Setar
Housing: pay 76.6% less in Alor Setar
Childcare: pay 78.7% less in Alor Setar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.6% less in Alor Setar
Clothing: pay 66.0% less in Alor Setar

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Alor Setar.

Alor Setar vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alor Setar instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 87.0% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Alor Setar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,473	$1.95 MYR8.01	-92.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,877	$4.21 MYR17.24	-81.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK422	$0.53 MYR2.18	-84.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK341	$0.28 MYR1.17	-89.5%
Average			-87.0%

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pay 62.1% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Alor Setar
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK586	$0.87 MYR3.56	-81.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,193	$5.96 MYR24.43	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK964	$6.07 MYR24.87	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK822	$1.49 MYR6.12	-77.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,427	$1.40 MYR5.73	-87.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK201	$1.06 MYR4.35	-33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK148	$0.48 MYR1.98	-58.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK188	$0.64 MYR2.64	-56.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK321	$0.65 MYR2.67	-74.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK214	$0.37 MYR1.52	-78.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK143	$0.24 MYR0.97	-79.1%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 71.7% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Alor Setar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,221	$1.84 MYR7.53	-81.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,197	$8.53 MYR34.95	-90.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,417,454	$33,767.77 MYR138,356.69	-33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,548	$5.07 MYR20.78	-81.9%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 76.6% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Alor Setar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,361	$24.82 MYR101.70	-69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK285,599	$296.21 MYR1,213.66	-86.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK257,212	$173.78 MYR712.01	-91.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,694	$25.46 MYR104.31	-58.2%
Average			-76.6%

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pay 78.7% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Alor Setar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,431	$82.94 MYR339.82	-74.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,881,881	$5,331.75 MYR21,845.79	-82.6%
Average			-78.7%

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pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Alor Setar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,659	$3.55 MYR14.56	-72.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK780	$2.29 MYR9.39	-62.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,761	$2.84 MYR11.65	-79.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK11,041	$21.33 MYR87.38	-75.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,172	$3.97 MYR16.26	-76.9%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 66.0% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Alor Setar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,340	$47.39 MYR194.18	-67.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,086	$29.03 MYR118.94	-54.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,449	$71.09 MYR291.28	-63.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,447	$53.02 MYR217.24	-78.7%
Average			-66.0%

Reykjavik vs. Alor Setar - Cost of clothing

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