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Kota Damansara vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Kota Damansara is 47.9% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% less in Kota Damansara
Groceries: pay 27.7% less in Kota Damansara
Transportation: pay 45.3% less in Kota Damansara
Housing: pay 59.8% less in Kota Damansara
Childcare: pay 72.1% less in Kota Damansara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.9% less in Kota Damansara
Clothing: pay 21.5% less in Kota Damansara

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Kota Damansara.

Kota Damansara vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kota Damansara instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 66.8% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Kota Damansara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$4.74 MYR19.48	-71.0%
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	$0.89 MYR3.64	-65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.47 MYR1.95	-78.8%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 27.7% less for groceries

	Canberra	Kota Damansara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$0.98 MYR4.01	-63.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$7.13 MYR29.30	+42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$7.01 MYR28.83	+27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$1.86 MYR7.66	-56.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$2.09 MYR8.61	-49.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.32 MYR5.43	-10.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.68 MYR2.79	-49.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.22 MYR5.02	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.69 MYR2.84	-62.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.68 MYR2.80	-32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.62 MYR2.55	-40.4%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 45.3% less for transportation

	Canberra	Kota Damansara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$1.87 MYR7.67	-57.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$11.85 MYR48.71	-90.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$37,947.63 MYR156,002.71	+30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$6.87 MYR28.25	-63.7%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 59.8% less for housing

	Canberra	Kota Damansara
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	$592.42 MYR2,435.43	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$426.54 MYR1,753.51	-63.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$44.21 MYR181.76	-72.2%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 72.1% less for childcare

	Canberra	Kota Damansara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$153.04 MYR629.15	-91.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	-52.9%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Kota Damansara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$4.27 MYR17.54	-34.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$2.91 MYR11.95	-14.7%
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	$51.90 MYR213.34	-11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$4.98 MYR20.46	-61.9%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 21.5% less for clothing

	Canberra	Kota Damansara
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	$37.10 MYR152.54	-35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$85.07 MYR349.73	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$82.47 MYR339.05	-30.3%
Average			-21.5%

Canberra vs. Kota Damansara - Cost of clothing

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