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Bolivia

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Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur vs. Sucre Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 67.1% more expensive than Sucre.

Restaurants: pay 83.7% more in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 86.4% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 40.3% more in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 57.3% more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.7% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 52.0% more in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in Sucre. Notably, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Kuala Lumpur.

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Kuala Lumpur vs. Sucre Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.7% more for restaurants

	Sucre	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.53 BOB17.93	$4.89 MYR19.98	+219.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.63 BOB42.45	$4.89 MYR19.98	+34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BOB9.68	$0.81 MYR3.30	-2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 BOB6.34	$0.46 MYR1.88	-15.1%
Average			+83.7%

Sucre vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.4% more for groceries

	Sucre	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 BOB15.83	$1.09 MYR4.47	-19.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.05 BOB23.98	$7.00 MYR28.58	+241.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 BOB36.79	$7.96 MYR32.51	+153.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BOB15.19	$2.53 MYR10.32	+94.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.15 BOB13.49	$2.02 MYR8.25	+75.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB9.55	$1.55 MYR6.32	+89.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 BOB4.56	$0.82 MYR3.34	+109.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB3.82	$1.04 MYR4.23	+217.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 BOB15.22	$0.71 MYR2.91	-45.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 BOB2.28	$0.59 MYR2.41	+203.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 BOB3.82	$0.62 MYR2.54	+90.2%
Average			+86.4%

Sucre vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.3% more for transportation

	Sucre	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.74 BOB32.04	$3.22 MYR13.14	+17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.24 MYR49.96
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$41,736.41 MYR170K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 BOB49.26	$11.01 MYR44.96	+161.4%
Average			+40.3%

Sucre vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.3% more for housing

	Sucre	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.62 BOB252.82	$26.27 MYR107.27	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.54 BOB5,419.86	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	+33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.77 BOB3,329.62	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	+30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.83 BOB126.67	$47.56 MYR194.21	+339.0%
Average			+57.3%

Sucre vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Sucre	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.92 BOB1,273.54	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	+174.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76
Average			+174.6%

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pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sucre	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 BOB24.79	$4.40 MYR17.99	+107.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 BOB21.14	$3.10 MYR12.64	+71.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.18 BOB13.80	$4.40 MYR17.99	+273.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.25 BOB341.96	$48.89 MYR199.62	+67.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 BOB65.34	$5.02 MYR20.48	-10.2%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 52.0% more for clothing

	Sucre	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.00 BOB420.93	$71.46 MYR291.78	+98.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$41.92 MYR171.18
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 BOB841.85	$86.22 MYR352.05	+19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.00 BOB760.01	$96.07 MYR392.29	+47.8%
Average			+52.0%

Sucre vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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