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Alor Setar vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Alor Setar is 61.6% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 78.0% less in Alor Setar
Groceries: pay 47.2% less in Alor Setar
Transportation: pay 52.1% less in Alor Setar
Housing: pay 75.5% less in Alor Setar
Childcare: pay 77.7% less in Alor Setar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.5% less in Alor Setar
Clothing: pay 40.2% less in Alor Setar

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Alor Setar.

Alor Setar vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alor Setar instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 78.0% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Alor Setar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$1.95 MYR8.04	-88.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$4.21 MYR17.30	-57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$0.53 MYR2.19	-79.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.28 MYR1.17	-87.3%
Average			-78.0%

Canberra vs. Alor Setar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.2% less for groceries

	Canberra	Alor Setar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$0.87 MYR3.57	-67.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$5.96 MYR24.52	+19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$6.07 MYR24.95	+10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$1.49 MYR6.14	-65.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$1.40 MYR5.74	-66.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.06 MYR4.36	-28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.48 MYR1.99	-64.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.64 MYR2.65	-51.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.65 MYR2.68	-64.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.37 MYR1.53	-63.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.24 MYR0.97	-77.3%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 52.1% less for transportation

	Canberra	Alor Setar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$1.84 MYR7.56	-58.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$8.53 MYR35.07	-93.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	+16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$5.07 MYR20.85	-73.2%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 75.5% less for housing

	Canberra	Alor Setar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$24.82 MYR102.04	-52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$296.21 MYR1,217.71	-80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$173.78 MYR714.39	-85.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$25.46 MYR104.65	-84.0%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 77.7% less for childcare

	Canberra	Alor Setar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$82.94 MYR340.96	-95.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$5,331.75 MYR21,918.84	-60.0%
Average			-77.7%

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pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Alor Setar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$3.55 MYR14.61	-45.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$2.29 MYR9.42	-32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$2.84 MYR11.69	-90.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$21.33 MYR87.68	-63.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$3.97 MYR16.32	-69.6%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 40.2% less for clothing

	Canberra	Alor Setar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$47.39 MYR194.83	-31.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$29.03 MYR119.34	-49.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$71.09 MYR292.25	-24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$53.02 MYR217.97	-55.2%
Average			-40.2%

Canberra vs. Alor Setar - Cost of clothing

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