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Bukit Mertajam vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Bukit Mertajam is 42.1% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 76.4% less in Bukit Mertajam
Groceries: pay 12.6% less in Bukit Mertajam
Transportation: pay 16.9% less in Bukit Mertajam
Housing: pay 54.5% less in Bukit Mertajam
Childcare: pay 80.3% less in Bukit Mertajam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.1% less in Bukit Mertajam
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Bukit Mertajam

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Bukit Mertajam.

Bukit Mertajam vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.4% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Bukit Mertajam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$1.90 MYR7.79	-88.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$3.79 MYR15.59	-61.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$0.71 MYR2.92	-72.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.37 MYR1.53	-83.4%
Average			-76.4%

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pay 12.6% less for groceries

	Canberra	Bukit Mertajam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.13 MYR4.63	-58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$11.26 MYR46.27	+125.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$6.28 MYR25.81	+14.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$1.88 MYR7.72	-56.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$2.23 MYR9.17	-46.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.80 MYR7.40	+21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.80 MYR3.27	-40.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.54 MYR6.33	+15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.18 MYR4.86	-36.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.79 MYR3.24	-22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.47 MYR1.91	-55.3%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 16.9% less for transportation

	Canberra	Bukit Mertajam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$1.84 MYR7.58	-58.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$43,905.21 MYR180,494.33	+51.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$10.66 MYR43.84	-43.7%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 54.5% less for housing

	Canberra	Bukit Mertajam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$28.53 MYR117.29	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$57.19 MYR235.12	-64.0%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 80.3% less for childcare

	Canberra	Bukit Mertajam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$118.48 MYR487.09	-93.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$4,344.39 MYR17,859.79	-67.4%
Average			-80.3%

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pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Bukit Mertajam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$3.08 MYR12.66	-52.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$2.21 MYR9.09	-35.1%
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	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$5.45 MYR22.41	-58.3%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	Canberra	Bukit Mertajam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$110.58 MYR454.61	+59.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$63.90 MYR262.70	+10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$75.75 MYR311.41	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$78.99 MYR324.72	-33.3%
Average			+4.3%

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