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Malaysia

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South Korea

Incheon vs. Selangor Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 43.3% more expensive than Selangor.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% more in Incheon
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 28.8% more in Incheon
Housing: pay 28.0% more in Incheon
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% more in Incheon
Clothing: pay 13.0% less in Incheon

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

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Incheon vs. Selangor Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.6% more for restaurants

	Selangor	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 MYR17.39	$5.99 ₩8,167	+39.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.92 MYR15.90	$6.72 ₩9,161	+71.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.28	$1.57 ₩2,138	+93.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 MYR1.82	$0.60 ₩823	+34.6%
Average			+54.6%

Selangor vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Selangor	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MYR4.35	$3.10 ₩4,224	+189.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.43	$7.84 ₩10,688	+12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.13 MYR28.96	$7.79 ₩10,629	+9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MYR7.87	$3.29 ₩4,484	+69.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.20	$3.55 ₩4,848	+76.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.29	$3.44 ₩4,694	+122.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.33	$1.47 ₩2,001	+79.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.21	$2.59 ₩3,537	+150.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.89	$2.83 ₩3,864	+298.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.40	$1.58 ₩2,155	+167.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MYR1.95	$1.10 ₩1,501	+128.8%
Average			+104.1%

Selangor vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.8% more for transportation

	Selangor	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 MYR11.76	$5.21 ₩7,111	+80.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.69	$24.95 ₩34,029	+103.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$29,385.60 ₩40M	-29.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.72	$8.51 ₩11,604	-22.7%
Average			+28.8%

Selangor vs. Incheon - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.0% more for housing

	Selangor	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR106.70	$20.82 ₩28,392	-20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.24 MYR2,080.48	$600.24 ₩819K	+17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.58 MYR1,391.40	$353.39 ₩482K	+3.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR193.17	$160.90 ₩219K	+238.3%
Average			+28.0%

Selangor vs. Incheon - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Selangor	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$122.35 MYR496.93	$299.42 ₩408K	+144.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,213.21 MYR29,296.45	$17,766.42 ₩24M	+146.3%
Average			+145.5%

Selangor vs. Incheon - Cost of childcare

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pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Selangor	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.89	$3.46 ₩4,723	-21.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 MYR9.14	$3.66 ₩4,988	+62.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.89	$3.36 ₩4,581	-23.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.38 MYR163.99	$33.42 ₩45,582	-17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.37	$11.20 ₩15,269	+123.2%
Average			+19.2%

Selangor vs. Incheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

	Selangor	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR290.23	$57.88 ₩78,937	-19.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR170.27	$32.77 ₩44,695	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.22 MYR317.70	$69.99 ₩95,451	-10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.57 MYR331.29	$82.45 ₩112K	+1.1%
Average			-13.0%

Selangor vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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