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Kota Kinabalu vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Kota Kinabalu is 35.5% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 67.1% less in Kota Kinabalu
Groceries: pay 26.5% more in Kota Kinabalu
Transportation: pay 30.2% less in Kota Kinabalu
Housing: pay 36.1% less in Kota Kinabalu
Childcare: pay 72.5% less in Kota Kinabalu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.6% less in Kota Kinabalu
Clothing: pay 34.5% less in Kota Kinabalu

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Kota Kinabalu.

Kota Kinabalu vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kota Kinabalu instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 67.1% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Kota Kinabalu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$3.55 MYR14.61	-67.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$4.74 MYR19.48	-50.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$0.67 MYR2.77	-70.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$0.38 MYR1.56	-80.3%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 26.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Kota Kinabalu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$1.15 MYR4.71	-21.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$13.03 MYR53.58	+141.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$6.50 MYR26.73	+50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$2.54 MYR10.42	-31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$1.85 MYR7.61	-45.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$1.24 MYR5.08	+102.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$0.56 MYR2.28	-32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$1.77 MYR7.29	+84.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$0.86 MYR3.54	-45.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$0.68 MYR2.80	+42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$0.79 MYR3.24	+46.1%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 30.2% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Kota Kinabalu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$1.84 MYR7.56	-72.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$41.21 MYR169.42	+37.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$28,436.02 MYR116,900.47	-13.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$3.79 MYR15.59	-72.3%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 36.1% less for housing

	Warsaw	Kota Kinabalu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$33.00 MYR135.65	+89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$379.15 MYR1,558.67	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$165.88 MYR681.92	-81.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$39.62 MYR162.89	-85.2%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 72.5% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Kota Kinabalu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$130.33 MYR535.79	-77.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$5,213.27 MYR21,431.75	-67.3%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Kota Kinabalu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$2.37 MYR9.74	-51.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$2.65 MYR10.88	-37.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$4.15 MYR17.05	-30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$43.44 MYR178.60	-7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$5.09 MYR20.94	-46.8%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 34.5% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Kota Kinabalu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$59.77 MYR245.73	-40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$22.90 MYR94.14	-52.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$71.09 MYR292.25	-27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$94.79 MYR389.67	-17.8%
Average			-34.5%

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