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Kuala Lumpur vs. Turku Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 38.5% cheaper than Turku.

Restaurants: pay 67.7% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 22.0% less in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 54.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 35.4% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 31.7% more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.5% less in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 14.7% less in Kuala Lumpur

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

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Kuala Lumpur vs. Turku Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.7% less for restaurants

	Turku	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.24 €14.49	$4.89 MYR19.99	-69.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.32 €10.99	$4.89 MYR19.99	-60.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.86 €2.55	$0.81 MYR3.30	-71.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.71	$0.46 MYR1.88	-75.9%
Average			-67.7%

Turku vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.0% less for groceries

	Turku	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 €2.24	$1.09 MYR4.47	-56.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 €3.46	$7.00 MYR28.60	+80.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.90 €5.26	$7.96 MYR32.53	+35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 €3.29	$2.53 MYR10.33	-31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.65 €5.93	$2.02 MYR8.25	-69.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$1.55 MYR6.32	+24.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.89	$0.82 MYR3.35	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$1.04 MYR4.23	+1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 €1.77	$0.71 MYR2.91	-64.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.58	$0.59 MYR2.42	-9.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.64	$0.62 MYR2.54	-12.8%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 54.6% less for transportation

	Turku	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.81 €7.86	$3.22 MYR13.15	-63.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.82 €56.97	$12.24 MYR49.99	-80.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,622.07 €32,689.52	$41,736.41 MYR171K	+14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.60 €18.39	$11.01 MYR44.99	-46.6%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 35.4% less for housing

	Turku	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.11 €19.74	$26.27 MYR107.33	+18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$803.41 €717.14	$617.87 MYR2,524.32	-23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$654.86 €584.54	$371.37 MYR1,517.24	-43.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.68 €90.76	$47.56 MYR194.32	-53.2%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 31.7% more for childcare

	Turku	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.73 €277.36	$299.09 MYR1,221.92	-3.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,278.28 €6,496.72	$13,124.70 MYR53,620.95	+80.3%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Turku	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.57 €8.55	$4.40 MYR18.00	-54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 €4.28	$3.10 MYR12.65	-35.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$4.40 MYR18.00	-67.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.11 €38.48	$48.89 MYR199.73	+13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.27 €18.99	$5.02 MYR20.49	-76.4%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 14.7% less for clothing

	Turku	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.87 €83.79	$71.46 MYR291.94	-23.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.39 €38.73	$41.92 MYR171.28	-3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.64 €91.62	$86.22 MYR352.25	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.95	$96.07 MYR392.51	-14.2%
Average			-14.7%

Turku vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of clothing

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