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Kuala Lumpur vs. Tbilisi Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 9.6% more expensive than Tbilisi.

Restaurants: pay 23.4% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 35.3% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 21.2% more in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 10.2% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 50.9% more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 22.9% less in Kuala Lumpur

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

Kuala Lumpur vs. Tbilisi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.4% less for restaurants

	Tbilisi	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.11 GEL30.00	$4.74 MYR19.59	-57.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.52 GEL23.00	$4.74 MYR19.59	-44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GEL2.27	$0.89 MYR3.66	+5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 GEL1.28	$0.49 MYR2.01	+2.7%
Average			-23.4%

Tbilisi vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.3% more for groceries

	Tbilisi	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 GEL1.97	$0.98 MYR4.03	+33.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 GEL10.96	$7.13 MYR29.45	+75.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 GEL20.51	$7.98 MYR32.96	+5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.87	$2.23 MYR9.21	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 GEL8.10	$2.09 MYR8.65	-30.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 GEL1.64	$1.32 MYR5.45	+117.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.03	$0.75 MYR3.09	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 GEL2.33	$1.22 MYR5.04	+41.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 GEL2.80	$0.69 MYR2.86	-33.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 GEL0.88	$0.57 MYR2.34	+73.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 GEL0.77	$0.62 MYR2.56	+118.0%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

	Tbilisi	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.30 GEL11.61	$1.87 MYR7.71	-56.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.81 GEL40.00	$11.85 MYR48.96	-20.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+117.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 GEL20.00	$10.66 MYR44.07	+44.0%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 10.2% less for housing

	Tbilisi	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 GEL55.19	$25.49 MYR105.32	+24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.32 GEL1,947.58	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	-20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$464.88 GEL1,255.18	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	-24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.67 GEL158.41	$46.59 MYR192.54	-20.6%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 50.9% more for childcare

	Tbilisi	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.07 GEL680.59	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	+4.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,574.07 GEL12,350.00	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	+96.9%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tbilisi	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 GEL6.00	$4.27 MYR17.63	+91.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 GEL8.15	$3.06 MYR12.65	+1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.04 GEL8.20	$4.27 MYR17.63	+40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.68 GEL171.94	$46.43 MYR191.86	-27.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 GEL18.00	$4.98 MYR20.56	-25.4%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 22.9% less for clothing

	Tbilisi	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.80 GEL212.75	$61.66 MYR254.80	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.01 GEL118.81	$37.10 MYR153.34	-15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.26 GEL327.41	$87.80 MYR362.83	-27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.66 GEL304.19	$82.47 MYR340.83	-26.8%
Average			-22.9%

Tbilisi vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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