Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Sweden

Skelleftea vs. Selangor Cost of Living Summary

Skelleftea is 2.4 times more expensive than Selangor.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Skelleftea
Groceries: pay 73.5% more in Skelleftea
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Skelleftea
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Skelleftea
Childcare: pay 30.3% more in Skelleftea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Skelleftea
Clothing: pay 43.1% more in Skelleftea

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

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Skelleftea vs. Selangor Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Selangor	Skelleftea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.84 MYR11.65	$14.72 SEK141.95	+417.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 MYR15.53	$13.50 SEK130.21	+256.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MYR3.24	$2.56 SEK24.68	+223.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 MYR1.53	$2.04 SEK19.66	+447.3%
Average			+336.2%

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pay 73.5% more for groceries

	Selangor	Skelleftea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.00	$2.70 SEK26.04	+176.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.19	$5.88 SEK56.68	-17.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 MYR28.28	$6.31 SEK60.89	-8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 MYR7.69	$4.88 SEK47.03	+159.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.58	$5.25 SEK50.61	+150.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.41	$1.20 SEK11.58	-9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.06	$1.17 SEK11.27	+56.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.00	$1.50 SEK14.51	+23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.83	$1.68 SEK16.21	+143.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.32	$1.00 SEK9.61	+76.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MYR1.91	$0.74 SEK7.10	+58.1%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Selangor	Skelleftea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.55	$7.30 SEK70.45	+296.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.53	$55.05 SEK531.05	+364.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR165K	$32,712.43 SEK316K	-18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR43.68	$26.20 SEK252.76	+145.7%
Average			+196.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Selangor	Skelleftea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR104.39	$28.20 SEK271.99	+10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$444.31 MYR1,819.86	$1,217.45 SEK11,744.40	+174.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.53 MYR1,431.62	$845.86 SEK8,159.81	+142.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR190.83	$132.36 SEK1,276.87	+184.1%
Average			+127.7%

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pay 30.3% more for childcare

	Selangor	Skelleftea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.48 MYR485.30	$149.98 SEK1,446.77	+26.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,344.39 MYR17,794.19	$5,822.60 SEK56,168.88	+34.0%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Selangor	Skelleftea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.47	$8.47 SEK81.70	+98.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 MYR9.06	$4.75 SEK45.79	+114.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.47	$7.30 SEK70.47	+71.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.10 MYR160.15	$113.81 SEK1,097.85	+191.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.38	$15.88 SEK153.19	+219.1%
Average			+138.9%

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pay 43.1% more for clothing

	Selangor	Skelleftea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR252.55	$98.81 SEK953.17	+60.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR151.98	$34.37 SEK331.57	-7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.75 MYR310.27	$84.69 SEK817.00	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.99 MYR323.53	$164.09 SEK1,582.94	+107.7%
Average			+43.1%

Selangor vs. Skelleftea - Cost of clothing

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