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Kuala Lumpur vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 45.2% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 50.1% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 12.5% less in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 24.1% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.9% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 59.2% more in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 50.1% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$4.74 MYR19.59	-36.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$4.74 MYR19.59	-43.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.89 MYR3.66	-52.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.49 MYR2.01	-69.1%
Average			-50.1%

St. George's vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.5% less for groceries

	St. George's	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$0.98 MYR4.03	-42.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$7.13 MYR29.45	+42.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$7.98 MYR32.96	-45.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.23 MYR9.21	-45.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.09 MYR8.65	-19.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$1.32 MYR5.45	+9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.75 MYR3.09	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.22 MYR5.04	+54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.69 MYR2.86	-48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.57 MYR2.34	-19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$0.62 MYR2.56	-12.1%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	St. George's	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$1.87 MYR7.71	-63.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$11.85 MYR48.96	-68.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+61.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$10.66 MYR44.07
Average			-23.4%

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pay 24.1% less for housing

	St. George's	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$25.49 MYR105.32	-45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	-1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	+21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$46.59 MYR192.54	-70.8%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	+376.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	+286.3%
Average			+331.4%

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pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$4.27 MYR17.63	+109.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$3.06 MYR12.65	-31.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$4.27 MYR17.63	+130.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$46.43 MYR191.86	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$4.98 MYR20.56	-55.2%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 59.2% more for clothing

	St. George's	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$61.66 MYR254.80	+138.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$37.10 MYR153.34	-16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$87.80 MYR362.83	+106.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$82.47 MYR340.83	+8.7%
Average			+59.2%

St. George's vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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