Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Japan

Kobe vs. Selangor Cost of Living Summary

Kobe is 41.3% more expensive than Selangor.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% more in Kobe
Groceries: pay 78.3% more in Kobe
Transportation: pay 50.3% more in Kobe
Housing: pay 45.5% more in Kobe
Childcare: pay 49.9% more in Kobe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% more in Kobe
Clothing: pay 33.1% less in Kobe

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

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Kobe vs. Selangor Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.2% more for restaurants

	Selangor	Kobe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 MYR17.49	$7.59 ¥1,200	+77.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.92 MYR15.99	$4.87 ¥770	+24.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.17 ¥184	+44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 MYR1.83	$0.60 ¥95	+34.0%
Average			+49.2%

Selangor vs. Kobe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.3% more for groceries

	Selangor	Kobe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MYR4.37	$1.29 ¥204	+20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$6.33 ¥1,000	-9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.13 MYR29.12	$5.78 ¥913	-18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MYR7.91	$2.05 ¥325	+6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$3.16 ¥499	+56.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$3.53 ¥558	+128.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$1.36 ¥215	+66.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$2.28 ¥360	+119.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$3.54 ¥559	+397.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$1.72 ¥272	+191.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MYR1.96	$1.58 ¥249	+228.1%
Average			+78.3%

Selangor vs. Kobe - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.3% more for transportation

	Selangor	Kobe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 MYR11.82	$4.10 ¥648	+41.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$63.27 ¥9,997	+417.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$20,061.49 ¥3M	-51.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$28.47 ¥4,499	+158.5%
Average			+50.3%

Selangor vs. Kobe - Cost of transportation

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pay 45.5% more for housing

	Selangor	Kobe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$31.16 ¥4,923	+18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.24 MYR2,091.59	$687.49 ¥109K	+34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$342.58 MYR1,398.84	$463.95 ¥73,311	+35.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$111.27 ¥17,583	+134.0%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 49.9% more for childcare

	Selangor	Kobe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$122.35 MYR499.58	$322.65 ¥50,984	+163.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,213.21 MYR29,452.98	$6,149.41 ¥972K	-14.7%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Selangor	Kobe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$2.06 ¥326	-53.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 MYR9.19	$2.34 ¥370	+4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$3.48 ¥550	-21.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.38 MYR164.86	$46.39 ¥7,331	+14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$11.39 ¥1,799	+127.0%
Average			+7.5%

Selangor vs. Kobe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.1% less for clothing

	Selangor	Kobe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$50.30 ¥7,948	-29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$25.31 ¥3,999	-39.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.22 MYR319.40	$45.97 ¥7,264	-41.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.57 MYR333.06	$65.37 ¥10,330	-19.9%
Average			-33.1%

Selangor vs. Kobe - Cost of clothing

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