Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Japan

Chiba vs. Selangor Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 72.0% more expensive than Selangor.

Restaurants: pay 76.1% more in Chiba
Groceries: pay 77.3% more in Chiba
Transportation: pay 73.5% more in Chiba
Housing: pay 38.8% more in Chiba
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.2% more in Chiba
Clothing: pay 15.9% less in Chiba

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

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Chiba vs. Selangor Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.1% more for restaurants

	Selangor	Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.84 MYR11.65	$6.68 ¥1,086	+135.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 MYR15.53	$5.01 ¥814	+32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MYR3.24	$1.07 ¥174	+35.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 MYR1.53	$0.75 ¥122	+101.9%
Average			+76.1%

Selangor vs. Chiba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.3% more for groceries

	Selangor	Chiba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.00	$1.75 ¥285	+79.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.19	$4.86 ¥789	-31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 MYR28.28	$5.51 ¥896	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 MYR7.69	$1.49 ¥242	-20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.58	$2.76 ¥448	+31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.41	$2.63 ¥427	+99.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.06	$1.36 ¥222	+82.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.00	$1.76 ¥286	+44.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.83	$2.00 ¥324	+188.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.32	$1.44 ¥235	+155.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MYR1.91	$1.59 ¥258	+241.7%
Average			+77.3%

Selangor vs. Chiba - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.5% more for transportation

	Selangor	Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.55	$4.25 ¥691	+130.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR165K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-44.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR43.68	$24.99 ¥4,060	+134.4%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 38.8% more for housing

	Selangor	Chiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR104.39	$16.71 ¥2,714	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$444.31 MYR1,819.86	$980.09 ¥159K	+120.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.53 MYR1,431.62	$478.91 ¥77,796	+37.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR190.83	$61.65 ¥10,015	+32.3%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Selangor	Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.48 MYR485.30	$271.75 ¥44,145	+129.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,344.39 MYR17,794.19	$18,376.64 ¥3M	+323.0%
Average			+226.2%

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pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Selangor	Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.47	$2.00 ¥326	-53.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 MYR9.06	$3.01 ¥488	+36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.47	$4.01 ¥651	-6.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.10 MYR160.15	$55.69 ¥9,046	+42.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.38	$11.03 ¥1,791	+121.6%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 15.9% less for clothing

	Selangor	Chiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR252.55	$40.09 ¥6,513	-35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR151.98	$28.40 ¥4,614	-23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.75 MYR310.27	$57.87 ¥9,401	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.99 MYR323.53	$93.55 ¥15,197	+18.4%
Average			-15.9%

Selangor vs. Chiba - Cost of clothing

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