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Kuala Lumpur vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 38.6% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants: pay 37.0% more in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 84.5% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 70.9% more in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 26.1% more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 12.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.8% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Kuala Lumpur

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

Kuala Lumpur vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.0% more for restaurants

	Tashkent	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.91 UZS58,271.12	$4.74 MYR19.59	-3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.09 UZS48,559.27	$4.74 MYR19.59	+15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UZS7,357.64	$0.89 MYR3.66	+42.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS2,994.47	$0.49 MYR2.01	+92.9%
Average			+37.0%

Tashkent vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.5% more for groceries

	Tashkent	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$0.39 UZS4,603.79	$0.98 MYR4.03	+151.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 UZS48,993.88	$7.13 MYR29.45	+72.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 UZS51,911.10	$7.98 MYR32.96	+82.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 UZS18,881.81	$2.23 MYR9.21	+40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 UZS22,333.52	$2.09 MYR8.65	+11.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 UZS6,673.92	$1.32 MYR5.45	+134.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 UZS9,589.67	$0.75 MYR3.09	-7.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 UZS12,380.98	$1.22 MYR5.04	+17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 UZS6,769.55	$0.69 MYR2.86	+21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 UZS2,986.53	$0.57 MYR2.34	+124.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 UZS1,929.07	$0.62 MYR2.56	+281.8%
Average			+84.5%

Tashkent vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.9% more for transportation

	Tashkent	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.80 UZS45,118.99	$1.87 MYR7.71	-50.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.64 UZS138,117.26	$11.85 MYR48.96	+1.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 UZS237,375,852.60	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+101.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.22 UZS38,196.96	$10.66 MYR44.07	+231.3%
Average			+70.9%

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pay 26.1% more for housing

	Tashkent	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.38 UZS135,123.05	$25.49 MYR105.32	+123.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$667.81 UZS7,926,152.88	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	-14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.89 UZS5,054,790.36	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	-17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.44 UZS491,804.66	$46.59 MYR192.54	+12.4%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 12.6% less for childcare

	Tashkent	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$307.75 UZS3,652,652.73	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	-14.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,122.00 UZS120,135,889.44	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	-11.0%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Tashkent	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 UZS14,567.78	$4.27 MYR17.63	+247.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 UZS24,121.75	$3.06 MYR12.65	+50.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 UZS24,279.63	$4.27 MYR17.63	+108.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.36 UZS609,530.12	$46.43 MYR191.86	-9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.73 UZS67,982.97	$4.98 MYR20.56	-13.1%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Tashkent	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.09 UZS547,012.41	$61.66 MYR254.80	+33.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.66 UZS660,625.46	$37.10 MYR153.34	-33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.02 UZS1,222,754.04	$87.80 MYR362.83	-14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.82 UZS1,552,673.19	$82.47 MYR340.83	-37.0%
Average			-12.8%

Tashkent vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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