Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Japan

Kyoto vs. Shah Alam Cost of Living Summary

Kyoto is 70.8% more expensive than Shah Alam.

Restaurants: pay 80.6% more in Kyoto
Groceries: pay 58.2% more in Kyoto
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Kyoto
Housing: pay 66.6% more in Kyoto
Childcare: pay 37.2% more in Kyoto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% more in Kyoto
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Kyoto

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

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Kyoto vs. Shah Alam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kyoto instead of Shah Alam, you would:

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pay 80.6% more for restaurants

	Shah Alam	Kyoto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.55 MYR14.56	$10.02 ¥1,628	+182.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.27 MYR17.47	$5.35 ¥868	+25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 MYR2.86	$0.92 ¥150	+32.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 MYR1.67	$0.74 ¥121	+82.7%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 58.2% more for groceries

	Shah Alam	Kyoto
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 MYR4.04	$1.70 ¥277	+72.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 MYR29.12	$4.57 ¥742	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.04 MYR28.84	$6.67 ¥1,084	-5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 MYR8.52	$2.23 ¥362	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 MYR9.03	$3.09 ¥502	+40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR5.06	$2.42 ¥394	+96.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 MYR2.86	$1.11 ¥181	+59.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 MYR4.70	$2.83 ¥460	+146.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.67	$1.72 ¥279	+163.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.17	$0.71 ¥115	+33.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$1.01 ¥164	+62.9%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Shah Alam	Kyoto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.53	$4.43 ¥720	+141.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.40 MYR63.09	$66.82 ¥10,855	+333.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,767.77 MYR138K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.31 MYR21.74	$26.86 ¥4,364	+406.1%
Average			+211.8%

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pay 66.6% more for housing

	Shah Alam	Kyoto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.45 MYR124.72	$32.58 ¥5,292	+7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.98 MYR1,286.03	$570.06 ¥92,604	+81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$274.88 MYR1,125.89	$318.25 ¥51,698	+15.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.51 MYR129.08	$82.56 ¥13,412	+162.0%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 37.2% more for childcare

	Shah Alam	Kyoto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.86 MYR941.47	$434.36 ¥70,560	+89.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 MYR25,599.38	$5,345.93 ¥868K	-14.5%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Shah Alam	Kyoto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 MYR14.56	$3.34 ¥543	-6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MYR11.93	$3.20 ¥520	+9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.47	$4.01 ¥651	-6.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.51 MYR157.72	$55.73 ¥9,053	+44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.28 MYR25.72	$12.70 ¥2,063	+102.2%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Shah Alam	Kyoto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.45 MYR227.12	$44.33 ¥7,201	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MYR141.38	$30.91 ¥5,021	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.57 MYR252.19	$50.12 ¥8,141	-18.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.55 MYR182.47	$88.54 ¥14,383	+98.7%
Average			+12.4%

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