Cost of living comparison
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Zilina vs. Selangor Cost of Living Summary
Zilina is 86.5% more expensive than Selangor.
Zilina vs. Selangor Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Zilina instead of Selangor, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Selangor
|
Zilina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.84
MYR11.65
|
$9.34
€8.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR15.53
|
$8.18
€7.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
MYR3.24
|
$1.80
€1.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
MYR1.53
|
$1.47
€1.29
|
|
Selangor vs. Zilina - Cost of restaurants
pay 38.2% more for groceries
|
Selangor
|
Zilina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
MYR4.00
|
$1.47
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.13
MYR29.19
|
$6.86
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
MYR28.28
|
$4.01
€3.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR7.69
|
$3.92
€3.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MYR8.58
|
$3.28
€2.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MYR5.41
|
$0.82
€0.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
MYR3.06
|
$0.85
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
MYR5.00
|
$1.11
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR2.83
|
$2.12
€1.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.32
|
$0.61
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR1.91
|
$0.78
€0.69
|
|
Selangor vs. Zilina - Cost of groceries
pay 84.8% more for transportation
|
Selangor
|
Zilina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
MYR7.55
|
$6.80
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
MYR48.53
|
$23.36
€20.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,284.36
MYR165K
|
$29,199.74
€25,530.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
MYR43.68
|
$10.75
€9.40
|
|
Selangor vs. Zilina - Cost of transportation
pay 87.8% more for housing
|
Selangor
|
Zilina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.49
MYR104.39
|
$19.56
€17.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$444.31
MYR1,819.86
|
$587.89
€514.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.53
MYR1,431.62
|
$510.02
€445.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.59
MYR190.83
|
$184.59
€161.40
|
|
Selangor vs. Zilina - Cost of housing
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Selangor
|
Zilina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.48
MYR485.30
|
$467.20
€408.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,344.39
MYR17,794.19
|
$7,007.94
€6,127.43
|
|
Selangor vs. Zilina - Cost of childcare
pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Selangor
|
Zilina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
MYR17.47
|
$2.34
€2.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
MYR9.06
|
$2.59
€2.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.27
MYR17.47
|
$6.54
€5.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
MYR160.15
|
$37.96
€33.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
MYR20.38
|
$9.34
€8.17
|
|
Selangor vs. Zilina - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.2% more for clothing
|
Selangor
|
Zilina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.66
MYR252.55
|
$67.16
€58.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.10
MYR151.98
|
$24.82
€21.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.75
MYR310.27
|
$75.92
€66.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.99
MYR323.53
|
$108.04
€94.46
|
|
Selangor vs. Zilina - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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