Cost of living comparison
Kuantan is 56.1% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.1% less in Kuantan
- Groceries
-
pay 26.5% less in Kuantan
- Transportation
-
pay 51.8% less in Kuantan
- Housing
-
pay 76.0% less in Kuantan
- Childcare
-
pay 70.3% less in Kuantan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.3% less in Kuantan
- Clothing
-
pay 50.0% less in Kuantan
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kuantan.
If you lived in Kuantan instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 81.1% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Kuantan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$2.27
MYR9.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.37
|
$3.41
MYR14.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.54
|
$0.61
MYR2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.50
|
$0.32
MYR1.36
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Kuantan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.72
|
$0.90
MYR3.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.86
|
$4.88
MYR20.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€4.02
|
$7.15
MYR30.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.88
|
$1.23
MYR5.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.75
|
$1.77
MYR7.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.18
|
$1.07
MYR4.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.67
MYR2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.88
|
$1.29
MYR5.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.62
|
$0.72
MYR3.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.46
MYR1.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.62
MYR2.62
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Kuantan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.32
|
$1.76
MYR7.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€46.19
|
$27.26
MYR115.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€27,968.14
|
$32,935.83
MYR139,351.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.83
|
$3.75
MYR15.86
|
|
pay 76.0% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Kuantan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€39.57
|
$24.99
MYR105.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,124.71
|
$181.71
MYR768.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€825.75
|
$113.57
MYR480.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€231.80
|
$37.63
MYR159.23
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Kuantan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€270.00
|
$97.56
MYR412.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,477.87
|
$2,657.58
MYR11,244.22
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Kuantan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.77
|
$3.52
MYR14.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.50
|
$2.23
MYR9.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€8.01
|
$5.00
MYR21.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€33.32
|
$34.07
MYR144.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€12.02
|
$4.20
MYR17.78
|
|
pay 50.0% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Kuantan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€75.19
|
$51.11
MYR216.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€36.05
|
$22.71
MYR96.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€83.99
|
$46.94
MYR198.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€121.64
|
$49.21
MYR208.23
|
|
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