Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Malaysia

Ipoh vs. Ubud Cost of Living Summary

Ipoh is 6.7% cheaper than Ubud.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% more in Ipoh
Groceries: pay 3.8% less in Ipoh
Transportation: pay 23.4% more in Ipoh
Housing: pay 32.0% less in Ipoh
Childcare: pay 30.8% more in Ipoh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% more in Ipoh
Clothing: pay 11.0% more in Ipoh

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

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Ipoh vs. Ubud Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ipoh instead of Ubud, you would:

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pay 16.6% more for restaurants

	Ubud	Ipoh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$3.30 MYR13.49	+18.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	$4.40 MYR17.99	+43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	$0.72 MYR2.95	-44.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	$0.46 MYR1.88	+11.8%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

	Ubud	Ipoh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	$1.04 MYR4.26	-43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.31 IDR150K	$6.76 MYR27.59	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	$7.67 MYR31.30	+39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	$2.28 MYR9.31	+2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	$2.02 MYR8.25	+19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	$1.39 MYR5.67	-10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	$0.82 MYR3.34	+21.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	$1.04 MYR4.23	+4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	$0.71 MYR2.91	+26.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	$0.59 MYR2.41	-9.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	$0.62 MYR2.54	-35.3%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 23.4% more for transportation

	Ubud	Ipoh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	$1.90 MYR7.75	-31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,199.28 IDR437M	$41,736.41 MYR170K	+72.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	$11.01 MYR44.96	+250.9%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 32.0% less for housing

	Ubud	Ipoh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.63 IDR336K	$26.27 MYR107.27	+41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$544.82 IDR10M	$367.05 MYR1,498.75	-32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.10 IDR7M	$244.70 MYR999.17	-39.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.40 IDR1M	$47.56 MYR194.21	-23.8%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 30.8% more for childcare

	Ubud	Ipoh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$440.88 IDR8M	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	-32.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,207.68 IDR94M	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	+152.0%
Average			+30.8%

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pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ubud	Ipoh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$4.40 MYR17.99	+97.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	$2.81 MYR11.49	+40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	$4.40 MYR17.99	+107.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.69 IDR933K	$24.47 MYR99.92	-52.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	$3.43 MYR13.99	-5.7%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 11.0% more for clothing

	Ubud	Ipoh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.44 IDR784K	$61.18 MYR249.79	+40.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.35 IDR404K	$36.71 MYR149.88	+64.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.00 IDR1M	$61.18 MYR249.79	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.10 IDR1M	$61.18 MYR249.79	-18.5%
Average			+11.0%

Ubud vs. Ipoh - Cost of clothing

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