Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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San Luis Potosi vs. Shah Alam Cost of Living Summary

San Luis Potosi is 46.7% more expensive than Shah Alam.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in San Luis Potosi
Groceries: pay 27.2% more in San Luis Potosi
Transportation: pay 62.8% more in San Luis Potosi
Housing: pay 56.8% more in San Luis Potosi
Childcare: pay 3.6% more in San Luis Potosi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% less in San Luis Potosi
Clothing: pay 13.6% more in San Luis Potosi

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, clothing, and childcare in San Luis Potosi are more expensive than in Shah Alam. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in San Luis Potosi.

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San Luis Potosi vs. Shah Alam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Luis Potosi instead of Shah Alam, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Shah Alam	San Luis Potosi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 MYR14.99	$13.91 MX$257.20	+278.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.16 MYR16.99	$9.46 MX$174.89	+127.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 MYR3.03	$1.36 MX$25.21	+83.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 MYR1.63	$0.95 MX$17.49	+136.6%
Average			+181.2%

Shah Alam vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.2% more for groceries

	Shah Alam	San Luis Potosi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MYR4.35	$2.59 MX$47.84	+142.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MYR27.84	$4.23 MX$78.19	-38.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 MYR28.37	$5.85 MX$108.20	-15.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 MYR8.94	$2.71 MX$50.05	+23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 MYR8.15	$4.62 MX$85.46	+131.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 MYR6.46	$1.51 MX$27.84	-4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.08	$0.74 MX$13.72	-1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR4.99	$1.01 MX$18.67	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.17 MX$21.62	+44.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 MYR2.27	$1.20 MX$22.18	+116.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 MYR3.70	$1.45 MX$26.85	+60.4%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 62.8% more for transportation

	Shah Alam	San Luis Potosi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 MYR13.01	$5.46 MX$100.98	+71.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.91 MYR64.95	$72.56 MX$1,341.90	+356.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-48.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.36 MYR17.79	$14.13 MX$261.27	+224.4%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 56.8% more for housing

	Shah Alam	San Luis Potosi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.91 MYR118.04	$31.52 MX$582.98	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.14 MYR1,388.84	$656.46 MX$12,139.76	+93.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.00 MYR1,273.94	$469.53 MX$8,683.01	+50.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.39 MYR115.93	$32.21 MX$595.64	+13.4%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 3.6% more for childcare

	Shah Alam	San Luis Potosi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$195.76 MYR799.33	$263.32 MX$4,869.62	+34.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,567.77 MYR18,651.14	$3,645.74 MX$67,420.24	-20.2%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Shah Alam	San Luis Potosi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.43 MYR13.99	$2.64 MX$48.87	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 MYR12.04	$3.34 MX$61.73	+13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.26 MYR17.39	$4.17 MX$77.16	-2.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.76 MYR162.36	$30.60 MX$565.84	-23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 MYR26.48	$5.84 MX$108.02	-9.9%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 13.6% more for clothing

	Shah Alam	San Luis Potosi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.26 MYR233.81	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	-2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 MYR162.36	$38.94 MX$720.16	-2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.51 MYR271.57	$101.97 MX$1,885.78	+53.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.71 MYR284.65	$79.72 MX$1,474.26	+14.4%
Average			+13.6%

Shah Alam vs. San Luis Potosi - Cost of clothing

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