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Kuala Lumpur vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 40.4% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 71.1% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 34.1% less in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 46.8% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 61.8% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 10.9% more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.0% less in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 36.8% less in Kuala Lumpur

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Stockholm, you would:

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pay 71.1% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.93 SEK159.97	$4.74 MYR19.59	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.64 SEK109.98	$4.74 MYR19.59	-59.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 SEK30.20	$0.89 MYR3.66	-72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 SEK24.06	$0.49 MYR2.01	-80.9%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 34.1% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44 SEK32.51	$0.98 MYR4.03	-71.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 SEK62.92	$7.13 MYR29.45	+7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 SEK63.83	$7.98 MYR32.96	+18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 SEK44.43	$2.23 MYR9.21	-52.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.13 SEK57.92	$2.09 MYR8.65	-65.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 SEK15.04	$1.32 MYR5.45	-17.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 SEK12.68	$0.75 MYR3.09	-44.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 SEK14.49	$1.22 MYR5.04	-20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 SEK19.62	$0.69 MYR2.86	-66.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SEK8.32	$0.57 MYR2.34	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK7.96	$0.62 MYR2.56	-26.3%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 46.8% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.94 SEK65.56	$1.87 MYR7.71	-73.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.14 SEK1,059.83	$11.85 MYR48.96	-89.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.39 SEK319,447.51	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.94 SEK178.97	$10.66 MYR44.07	-43.7%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 61.8% less for housing

	Stockholm	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.55 SEK421.07	$25.49 MYR105.32	-42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.17 SEK14,839.67	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	-63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,035.21 SEK9,783.81	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	-66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.26 SEK1,732.03	$46.59 MYR192.54	-74.6%
Average			-61.8%

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pay 10.9% more for childcare

	Stockholm	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$161.61 SEK1,527.35	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	+63.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,445.56 SEK145,976.01	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	-41.7%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.36 SEK78.99	$4.27 MYR17.63	-49.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17 SEK48.83	$3.06 MYR12.65	-40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.04 SEK75.99	$4.27 MYR17.63	-46.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.65 SEK459.78	$46.43 MYR191.86	-4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.04 SEK179.97	$4.98 MYR20.56	-73.9%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 36.8% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.97 SEK954.30	$61.66 MYR254.80	-38.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.01 SEK444.26	$37.10 MYR153.34	-21.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.10 SEK1,163.40	$87.80 MYR362.83	-28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$197.83 SEK1,869.69	$82.47 MYR340.83	-58.3%
Average			-36.8%

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