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Kuala Lumpur vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 62.5% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 78.1% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 44.2% less in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 49.7% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 73.0% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 65.1% less in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.5% less in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 39.5% less in Kuala Lumpur

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

Kuala Lumpur vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 78.1% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$39.64 £29.74	$4.89 MYR19.98	-87.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.93	$4.89 MYR19.98	-53.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.28 £2.46	$0.81 MYR3.30	-75.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 £1.86	$0.46 MYR1.88	-81.4%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 44.2% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 £2.06	$1.09 MYR4.47	-60.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 £2.70	$7.00 MYR28.58	+94.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.51 £6.38	$7.96 MYR32.51	-6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.26 £4.70	$2.53 MYR10.32	-59.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.39 £4.05	$2.02 MYR8.25	-62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 £1.43	$1.55 MYR6.32	-18.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.18	$0.82 MYR3.34	-48.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 £1.40	$1.04 MYR4.23	-44.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 £1.52	$0.71 MYR2.91	-64.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 £1.08	$0.59 MYR2.41	-59.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$0.62 MYR2.54	-55.7%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 49.7% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 £5.86	$3.22 MYR13.14	-58.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.71 £51.56	$12.24 MYR49.96	-82.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,428.74 £19,829.48	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+57.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.93 £18.70	$11.01 MYR44.96	-55.8%
Average			-49.7%

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pay 73.0% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.68 £54.53	$26.27 MYR107.27	-63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.45 £1,379.39	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	-66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,568.11 £1,176.55	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	-76.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.20 £182.47	$47.56 MYR194.21	-80.4%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 65.1% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,708.95 £2,032.52	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	-89.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,892.93 £8,923.27	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	+10.4%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.93 £5.95	$4.40 MYR17.99	-44.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83 £3.63	$3.10 MYR12.64	-35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.82 £14.87	$4.40 MYR17.99	-77.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.98 £57.01	$48.89 MYR199.62	-35.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.82 £14.87	$5.02 MYR20.48	-74.7%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 39.5% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.51 £77.67	$71.46 MYR291.78	-31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.68 £54.53	$41.92 MYR171.18	-42.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.93 £89.23	$86.22 MYR352.05	-27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$207.03 £155.33	$96.07 MYR392.29	-53.6%
Average			-39.5%

Saint Helier vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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