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Morocco

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Malaysia

Johor Bahru vs. Tetouan Cost of Living Summary

Johor Bahru is 44.8% more expensive than Tetouan.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% more in Johor Bahru
Groceries: pay 87.4% more in Johor Bahru
Transportation: pay 28.5% less in Johor Bahru
Housing: pay 55.1% more in Johor Bahru
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Johor Bahru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.2% more in Johor Bahru
Clothing: pay 18.6% more in Johor Bahru

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Johor Bahru are more expensive than in Tetouan. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Johor Bahru.

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Johor Bahru vs. Tetouan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Johor Bahru instead of Tetouan, you would:

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pay 8.2% more for restaurants

	Tetouan	Johor Bahru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.20 MAD29.83	$3.55 MYR14.56	+11.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MAD69.43	$4.74 MYR19.41	-36.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 MAD6.48	$0.78 MYR3.21	+12.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 MAD3.02	$0.47 MYR1.93	+45.5%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 87.4% more for groceries

	Tetouan	Johor Bahru
Bread 1 loaf	$0.22 MAD2.06	$0.98 MYR4.01	+343.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.83 MAD26.40	$5.33 MYR21.84	+88.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 MAD35.04	$7.01 MYR28.72	+86.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.89 MAD17.63	$1.86 MYR7.63	-1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.04 MAD28.33	$2.20 MYR9.01	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 MAD6.33	$1.24 MYR5.06	+81.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 MAD5.99	$0.68 MYR2.78	+5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 MAD3.76	$1.15 MYR4.70	+184.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MAD3.21	$0.56 MYR2.31	+63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 MAD2.97	$0.53 MYR2.17	+66.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 MAD3.37	$0.62 MYR2.54	+71.5%
Average			+87.4%

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pay 28.5% less for transportation

	Tetouan	Johor Bahru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.04 MAD56.26	$1.84 MYR7.55	-69.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.25 MAD123.43	$11.85 MYR48.53	-10.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,528.87 MAD350K	$35,545.02 MYR146K	-5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.38 MAD87.43	$6.69 MYR27.42	-28.6%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 55.1% more for housing

	Tetouan	Johor Bahru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.45 MAD404.88	$30.15 MYR123.51	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.36 MAD1,885.77	$494.94 MYR2,027.24	+144.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.09 MAD1,594.33	$375.20 MYR1,536.77	+119.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.14 MAD336.81	$31.51 MYR129.08	-12.8%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Tetouan	Johor Bahru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.15 MAD411.44	$153.04 MYR626.84	+246.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,209.53 MAD57,865.47	$6,279.62 MYR25,720.70	+1.1%
Average			+123.8%

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pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Tetouan	Johor Bahru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.76 MAD25.72	$3.55 MYR14.56	+28.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 MAD15.84	$2.91 MYR11.90	+71.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.08 MAD38.06	$4.25 MYR17.42	+4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.85 MAD147.72	$34.36 MYR140.74	+116.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 MAD36.99	$4.98 MYR20.38	+25.4%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

	Tetouan	Johor Bahru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.04 MAD177.43	$49.76 MYR203.82	+161.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.36 MAD432.01	$16.59 MYR67.94	-64.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.33 MAD552.87	$71.09 MYR291.18	+19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.91 MAD651.45	$40.23 MYR164.76	-42.5%
Average			+18.6%

Tetouan vs. Johor Bahru - Cost of clothing

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