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Offenbach Am Main vs. Shah Alam Cost of Living Summary

Offenbach Am Main is 2.4 times more expensive than Shah Alam.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Offenbach Am Main
Groceries: pay 25.9% more in Offenbach Am Main
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Offenbach Am Main
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Offenbach Am Main
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Offenbach Am Main
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.7% more in Offenbach Am Main
Clothing: pay 65.0% more in Offenbach Am Main

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Offenbach Am Main are more expensive than in Shah Alam. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Offenbach Am Main.

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Offenbach Am Main vs. Shah Alam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Offenbach Am Main instead of Shah Alam, you would:

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Shah Alam	Offenbach Am Main
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 MYR14.99	$18.48 €16.44	+403.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.16 MYR16.99	$13.44 €11.96	+223.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 MYR3.03	$3.92 €3.49	+428.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 MYR1.63	$3.64 €3.24	+810.5%
Average			+359.5%

Shah Alam vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.9% more for groceries

	Shah Alam	Offenbach Am Main
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MYR4.35	$1.93 €1.72	+81.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MYR27.84	$8.03 €7.15	+17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 MYR28.37	$5.56 €4.95	-20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 MYR8.94	$3.57 €3.18	+63.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 MYR8.15	$4.89 €4.35	+144.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 MYR6.46	$1.52 €1.35	-4.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.08	$1.01 €0.90	+34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR4.99	$0.99 €0.88	-19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.82 €1.62	+124.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 MYR2.27	$0.59 €0.52	+6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 MYR3.70	$0.67 €0.60	-25.8%
Average			+25.9%

Shah Alam vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Shah Alam	Offenbach Am Main
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 MYR13.01	$7.95 €7.08	+149.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.91 MYR64.95	$67.74 €60.29	+325.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	-21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.36 MYR17.79	$23.51 €20.93	+439.9%
Average			+118.1%

Shah Alam vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Shah Alam	Offenbach Am Main
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.91 MYR118.04	$52.21 €46.47	+80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.14 MYR1,388.84	$933.11 €830.50	+174.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.00 MYR1,273.94	$765.15 €681.01	+145.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.39 MYR115.93	$269.23 €239.62	+848.3%
Average			+209.4%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Shah Alam	Offenbach Am Main
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$195.76 MYR799.33	$531.87 €473.39	+171.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,567.77 MYR18,651.14	$44,341.53 €39,465.56	+870.7%
Average			+413.6%

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pay 41.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Shah Alam	Offenbach Am Main
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.43 MYR13.99	$5.60 €4.98	+63.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 MYR12.04	$4.00 €3.56	+35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.26 MYR17.39	$9.74 €8.67	+128.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.76 MYR162.36	$39.19 €34.88	-1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 MYR26.48	$10.08 €8.97	+55.4%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 65.0% more for clothing

	Shah Alam	Offenbach Am Main
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.26 MYR233.81	$96.30 €85.71	+68.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 MYR162.36	$45.91 €40.86	+15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.51 MYR271.57	$125.04 €111.29	+88.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.71 MYR284.65	$141.46 €125.90	+102.9%
Average			+65.0%

Shah Alam vs. Offenbach Am Main - Cost of clothing

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