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Kuala Lumpur vs. Zagreb Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 32.2% cheaper than Zagreb.

Restaurants: pay 67.0% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 8.5% less in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 36.3% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 45.4% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 38.0% less in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% less in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 22.8% less in Kuala Lumpur

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

Kuala Lumpur vs. Zagreb Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.0% less for restaurants

	Zagreb	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 HRK91.05	$4.74 MYR19.59	-66.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 HRK60.70	$4.74 MYR19.59	-49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 HRK20.49	$0.89 MYR3.66	-71.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.52 HRK16.38	$0.49 MYR2.01	-80.7%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 8.5% less for groceries

	Zagreb	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 HRK12.71	$0.98 MYR4.03	-50.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.76 HRK43.89	$7.13 MYR29.45	+5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.05 HRK32.81	$7.98 MYR32.96	+57.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 HRK25.06	$2.23 MYR9.21	-42.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.90 HRK31.80	$2.09 MYR8.65	-57.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 HRK5.92	$1.32 MYR5.45	+44.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 HRK5.29	$0.75 MYR3.09	-8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 HRK6.24	$1.22 MYR5.04	+27.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 HRK8.80	$0.69 MYR2.86	-48.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 HRK4.51	$0.57 MYR2.34	-18.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 HRK4.19	$0.62 MYR2.56	-3.8%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 36.3% less for transportation

	Zagreb	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 HRK43.14	$1.87 MYR7.71	-71.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.40 HRK379.37	$11.85 MYR48.96	-79.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,039.69 HRK227,621.32	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.68 HRK75.87	$10.66 MYR44.07	-8.7%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 45.4% less for housing

	Zagreb	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.74 HRK225.68	$25.49 MYR105.32	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$885.05 HRK5,749.40	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$674.25 HRK4,379.99	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	-48.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.98 HRK1,071.73	$46.59 MYR192.54	-71.8%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 38.0% less for childcare

	Zagreb	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$490.56 HRK3,186.70	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	-46.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,823.55 HRK83,303.08	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	-29.8%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Zagreb	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50 HRK22.76	$4.27 MYR17.63	+21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 HRK16.26	$3.06 MYR12.65	+22.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 HRK37.94	$4.27 MYR17.63	-27.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.95 HRK343.96	$46.43 MYR191.86	-12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.76 HRK56.91	$4.98 MYR20.56	-43.2%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 22.8% less for clothing

	Zagreb	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.56 HRK653.24	$61.66 MYR254.80	-38.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.12 HRK267.14	$37.10 MYR153.34	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.39 HRK652.14	$87.80 MYR362.83	-12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.33 HRK768.70	$82.47 MYR340.83	-30.3%
Average			-22.8%

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