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Kota Kinabalu vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Kota Kinabalu is 64.8% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 83.0% less in Kota Kinabalu
Groceries: pay 37.1% less in Kota Kinabalu
Transportation: pay 66.2% less in Kota Kinabalu
Housing: pay 67.4% less in Kota Kinabalu
Childcare: pay 71.6% less in Kota Kinabalu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.0% less in Kota Kinabalu
Clothing: pay 62.0% less in Kota Kinabalu

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Kota Kinabalu.

Kota Kinabalu vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kota Kinabalu instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 83.0% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Kota Kinabalu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,517	$3.55 MYR14.61	-87.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,913	$4.74 MYR19.48	-79.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK427	$0.67 MYR2.77	-79.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK345	$0.38 MYR1.56	-85.9%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 37.1% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Kota Kinabalu
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK593	$1.15 MYR4.71	-75.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,208	$13.03 MYR53.58	+38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK976	$6.50 MYR26.73	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK832	$2.54 MYR10.42	-61.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,445	$1.85 MYR7.61	-83.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK204	$1.24 MYR5.08	-22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK150	$0.56 MYR2.28	-52.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK190	$1.77 MYR7.29	+19.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK325	$0.86 MYR3.54	-66.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK217	$0.68 MYR2.80	-59.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK145	$0.79 MYR3.24	-30.3%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 66.2% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Kota Kinabalu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,236	$1.84 MYR7.56	-81.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,337	$41.21 MYR169.42	-53.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	$28,436.02 MYR116,900.47	-44.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,592	$3.79 MYR15.59	-86.5%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 67.4% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Kota Kinabalu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,490	$33.00 MYR135.65	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	$379.15 MYR1,558.67	-83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	$165.88 MYR681.92	-91.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,791	$39.62 MYR162.89	-34.9%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 71.6% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Kota Kinabalu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,949	$130.33 MYR535.79	-60.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	$5,213.27 MYR21,431.75	-83.0%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Kota Kinabalu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,680	$2.37 MYR9.74	-81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK790	$2.65 MYR10.88	-57.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,783	$4.15 MYR17.05	-70.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK11,179	$43.44 MYR178.60	-50.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,199	$5.09 MYR20.94	-70.4%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 62.0% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Kota Kinabalu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,569	$59.77 MYR245.73	-58.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,187	$22.90 MYR94.14	-64.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,755	$71.09 MYR292.25	-63.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,840	$94.79 MYR389.67	-61.9%
Average			-62.0%

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