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Petaling Jaya vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Petaling Jaya is 54.3% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 70.3% less in Petaling Jaya
Groceries: pay 33.4% less in Petaling Jaya
Transportation: pay 54.9% less in Petaling Jaya
Housing: pay 69.2% less in Petaling Jaya
Childcare: pay 58.3% less in Petaling Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.2% less in Petaling Jaya
Clothing: pay 43.5% less in Petaling Jaya

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

Petaling Jaya vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.3% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Petaling 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	$0.41 MYR1.70	-81.5%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 33.4% less for groceries

	Canberra	Petaling Jaya
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$0.99 MYR4.06	-63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$5.33 MYR21.92	+6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$7.24 MYR29.75	+31.7%
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	$0.78 MYR3.20	-42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.15 MYR4.72	-14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.56 MYR2.31	-69.7%
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			-33.4%

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pay 54.9% less for transportation

	Canberra	Petaling Jaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$1.84 MYR7.56	-58.3%
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	$31,621.80 MYR129,997.22	+8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$3.85 MYR15.83	-79.7%
Average			-54.9%

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pay 69.2% less for housing

	Canberra	Petaling Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$22.69 MYR93.28	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$465.05 MYR1,911.81	-70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$345.29 MYR1,419.51	-70.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$31.51 MYR129.55	-80.2%
Average			-69.2%

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pay 58.3% less for childcare

	Canberra	Petaling Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$229.86 MYR944.95	-86.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$9,360.19 MYR38,479.74	-29.7%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Petaling Jaya
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	$2.95 MYR12.11	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$4.25 MYR17.49	-86.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$32.94 MYR135.41	-43.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$4.98 MYR20.46	-61.9%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 43.5% less for clothing

	Canberra	Petaling Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$49.76 MYR204.58	-28.3%
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	$53.55 MYR220.16	-43.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$44.55 MYR183.14	-62.4%
Average			-43.5%

Canberra vs. Petaling Jaya - Cost of clothing

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