Cost of living comparison
Seremban is 35.0% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.0% less in Seremban
- Groceries
-
pay 5.2% more in Seremban
- Transportation
-
pay 11.9% less in Seremban
- Housing
-
pay 57.6% less in Seremban
- Childcare
-
pay 60.4% less in Seremban
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.7% less in Seremban
- Clothing
-
pay 35.5% less in Seremban
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Seremban.
If you lived in Seremban instead of Athens, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Seremban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$2.84
MYR12.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.48
|
$3.41
MYR14.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.81
|
$0.72
MYR3.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.48
|
$0.44
MYR1.86
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Seremban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.12
|
$0.92
MYR3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.80
|
$10.93
MYR46.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.53
|
$6.04
MYR25.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.96
|
$2.04
MYR8.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.30
|
$1.75
MYR7.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.82
|
$1.41
MYR5.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.79
|
$0.58
MYR2.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$1.88
MYR7.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.81
|
$0.51
MYR2.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.39
MYR1.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.46
|
$0.46
MYR1.95
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Seremban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.72
|
$1.77
MYR7.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€26.39
|
$34.07
MYR144.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€26,723.85
|
$46,756.34
MYR197,826.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.31
|
$7.95
MYR33.64
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Seremban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€28.63
|
$26.71
MYR113.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€558.22
|
$249.86
MYR1,057.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€490.17
|
$166.57
MYR704.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€134.93
|
$27.56
MYR116.60
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Seremban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€407.39
|
$180.01
MYR761.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,430.50
|
$4,315.73
MYR18,259.85
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Seremban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$3.41
MYR14.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.26
|
$2.65
MYR11.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.29
|
$4.09
MYR17.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€43.42
|
$53.57
MYR226.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.48
|
$3.75
MYR15.86
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Seremban
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€75.74
|
$59.63
MYR252.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€33.71
|
$26.12
MYR110.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€82.46
|
$73.82
MYR312.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€101.48
|
$48.27
MYR204.22
|
|
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