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Wellington vs. Bukit Mertajam Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 2.7 times more expensive than Bukit Mertajam.

Restaurants: pay 4.7 times more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 49.0% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 80.2% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 81.1% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 17.6% more in Wellington

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries in Wellington are more expensive than in Bukit Mertajam. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Bukit Mertajam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Bukit Mertajam, you would:

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pay 4.7 times more for restaurants

	Bukit Mertajam	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.90 MYR7.79	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+660.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 MYR15.59	$9.23 NZ$15.98	+143.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 MYR2.92	$2.46 NZ$4.26	+246.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 MYR1.53	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+431.1%
Average			+370.4%

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pay 49.0% more for groceries

	Bukit Mertajam	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 MYR4.63	$1.98 NZ$3.42	+75.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.26 MYR46.27	$4.02 NZ$6.96	-64.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.28 MYR25.81	$6.79 NZ$11.75	+8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 MYR7.72	$6.77 NZ$11.73	+260.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 MYR9.17	$4.77 NZ$8.26	+114.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MYR7.40	$1.36 NZ$2.36	-24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MYR3.27	$1.01 NZ$1.75	+27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 MYR6.33	$1.33 NZ$2.30	-13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 MYR4.86	$2.32 NZ$4.01	+95.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 MYR3.24	$0.90 NZ$1.55	+13.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MYR1.91	$0.68 NZ$1.17	+45.6%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 80.2% more for transportation

	Bukit Mertajam	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.58	$6.14 NZ$10.63	+233.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$109.62 NZ$189.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,905.21 MYR180,494.33	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	-29.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR43.84	$14.55 NZ$25.19	+36.5%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 81.1% more for housing

	Bukit Mertajam	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.53 MYR117.29	$48.75 NZ$84.39	+70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.19 MYR235.12	$109.37 NZ$189.31	+91.2%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Bukit Mertajam	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.48 MYR487.09	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	+548.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,344.39 MYR17,859.79	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	+181.1%
Average			+364.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bukit Mertajam	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 MYR12.66	$6.63 NZ$11.48	+115.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 MYR9.09	$3.54 NZ$6.13	+60.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.54	$25.67 NZ$44.44	+501.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$34.12 NZ$59.06
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.45 MYR22.41	$11.54 NZ$19.97	+111.7%
Average			+197.3%

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pay 17.6% more for clothing

	Bukit Mertajam	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.58 MYR454.61	$69.31 NZ$119.97	-37.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.90 MYR262.70	$46.64 NZ$80.73	-27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.75 MYR311.41	$113.30 NZ$196.13	+49.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.99 MYR324.72	$146.23 NZ$253.12	+85.1%
Average			+17.6%

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