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Ampang Jaya vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Ampang Jaya is 52.9% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 69.7% less in Ampang Jaya
Groceries: pay 31.9% less in Ampang Jaya
Transportation: pay 49.8% less in Ampang Jaya
Housing: pay 65.9% less in Ampang Jaya
Childcare: pay 71.0% less in Ampang Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.5% less in Ampang Jaya
Clothing: pay 34.4% less in Ampang Jaya

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Ampang Jaya.

Ampang Jaya vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ampang Jaya instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 69.7% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Ampang Jaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$3.55 MYR14.61	-78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$4.74 MYR19.48	-51.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$0.79 MYR3.23	-69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.47 MYR1.94	-79.0%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 31.9% less for groceries

	Canberra	Ampang Jaya
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$0.98 MYR4.03	-63.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$5.33 MYR21.92	+6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$7.01 MYR28.83	+27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$2.23 MYR9.16	-48.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$1.52 MYR6.25	-63.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.24 MYR5.08	-16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.75 MYR3.09	-44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.40 MYR5.74	+4.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.64 MYR2.65	-65.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.53 MYR2.18	-47.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.62 MYR2.55	-40.5%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 49.8% less for transportation

	Canberra	Ampang Jaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$1.84 MYR7.56	-58.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$18.96 MYR77.93	-84.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$35,545.02 MYR146,125.59	+22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$4.03 MYR16.56	-78.7%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 65.9% less for housing

	Canberra	Ampang Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$30.15 MYR123.96	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$426.54 MYR1,753.51	-72.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$355.45 MYR1,461.26	-69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$32.62 MYR134.09	-79.5%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 71.0% less for childcare

	Canberra	Ampang Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$189.57 MYR779.34	-89.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	-52.9%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Ampang Jaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$4.15 MYR17.05	-36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$2.95 MYR12.11	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$4.27 MYR17.54	-86.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$35.55 MYR146.13	-39.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$4.98 MYR20.46	-61.9%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

	Canberra	Ampang Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$62.20 MYR255.72	-10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$34.52 MYR141.90	-40.2%
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	$44.55 MYR183.14	-62.4%
Average			-34.4%

Canberra vs. Ampang Jaya - Cost of clothing

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