Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

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Sweden

Vasteras vs. Shah Alam Cost of Living Summary

Vasteras is 91.1% more expensive than Shah Alam.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Vasteras
Groceries: pay 41.8% more in Vasteras
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Vasteras
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Vasteras
Childcare: pay 8.3% less in Vasteras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.1% more in Vasteras
Clothing: pay 47.1% more in Vasteras

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

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Vasteras vs. Shah Alam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Shah Alam	Vasteras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 MYR14.99	$14.00 SEK138.74	+281.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.16 MYR16.99	$10.00 SEK99.10	+140.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 MYR3.03	$2.30 SEK22.79	+210.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 MYR1.63	$2.18 SEK21.64	+446.1%
Average			+229.4%

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pay 41.8% more for groceries

	Shah Alam	Vasteras
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MYR4.35	$2.97 SEK29.40	+178.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MYR27.84	$6.02 SEK59.71	-11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 MYR28.37	$5.38 SEK53.34	-22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 MYR8.94	$3.99 SEK39.53	+82.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 MYR8.15	$5.76 SEK57.09	+188.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.58 MYR6.46	$1.42 SEK14.08	-10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.08	$1.12 SEK11.13	+49.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR4.99	$1.66 SEK16.48	+36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$1.98 SEK19.67	+145.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 MYR2.27	$0.66 SEK6.52	+18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 MYR3.70	$0.79 SEK7.86	-12.4%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Shah Alam	Vasteras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 MYR13.01	$6.48 SEK64.22	+103.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.91 MYR64.95	$71.23 SEK706.08	+347.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$32,980.57 SEK327K	-21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.36 MYR17.79	$23.49 SEK232.88	+439.4%
Average			+105.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Shah Alam	Vasteras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.91 MYR118.04	$42.96 SEK425.88	+48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.14 MYR1,388.84	$741.62 SEK7,351.47	+118.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.00 MYR1,273.94	$597.23 SEK5,920.15	+91.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.39 MYR115.93	$138.03 SEK1,368.27	+386.2%
Average			+129.0%

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pay 8.3% less for childcare

	Shah Alam	Vasteras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$195.76 MYR799.33	$150.29 SEK1,489.78	-23.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,567.77 MYR18,651.14	$4,998.57 SEK49,549.33	+9.4%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Shah Alam	Vasteras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.43 MYR13.99	$7.00 SEK69.37	+104.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.95 MYR12.04	$4.33 SEK42.94	+46.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.26 MYR17.39	$7.10 SEK70.36	+66.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.76 MYR162.36	$34.74 SEK344.37	-12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.48 MYR26.48	$16.50 SEK163.51	+154.4%
Average			+60.1%

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pay 47.1% more for clothing

	Shah Alam	Vasteras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.26 MYR233.81	$103.30 SEK1,024.02	+80.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 MYR162.36	$39.99 SEK396.39	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.51 MYR271.57	$87.47 SEK867.11	+31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.71 MYR284.65	$136.63 SEK1,354.35	+96.0%
Average			+47.1%

Shah Alam vs. Vasteras - Cost of clothing

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