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Alor Setar vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Alor Setar is 57.3% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 76.5% less in Alor Setar
Groceries: pay 51.3% less in Alor Setar
Transportation: pay 43.4% less in Alor Setar
Housing: pay 73.6% less in Alor Setar
Childcare: pay 77.8% less in Alor Setar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.1% less in Alor Setar
Clothing: pay 24.2% less in Alor Setar

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

Alor Setar vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.5% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Alor Setar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.78	$1.95 MYR8.01	-89.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.17	$4.21 MYR17.24	-61.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.76	$0.53 MYR2.18	-73.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.28 MYR1.17	-81.7%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 51.3% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Alor Setar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.76	$0.87 MYR3.56	-68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.06	$5.96 MYR24.43	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.92	$6.07 MYR24.87	-29.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.85	$1.49 MYR6.12	-57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.91	$1.40 MYR5.73	-75.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.63	$1.06 MYR4.35	-44.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.48 MYR1.98	-19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$0.64 MYR2.64	-60.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.65 MYR2.67	-60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.52	$0.37 MYR1.52	-66.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.01	$0.24 MYR0.97	-83.8%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 43.4% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Alor Setar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.58	$1.84 MYR7.53	-54.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$133.83	$8.53 MYR34.95	-91.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	$33,767.77 MYR138,356.69	+38.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.42	$5.07 MYR20.78	-65.8%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 73.6% less for housing

	Ottawa	Alor Setar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$68.80	$24.82 MYR101.70	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,001.55	$296.21 MYR1,213.66	-79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,693.10	$173.78 MYR712.01	-85.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$163.88	$25.46 MYR104.31	-78.6%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 77.8% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Alor Setar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,086.07	$82.94 MYR339.82	-89.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,707.29	$5,331.75 MYR21,845.79	-66.2%
Average			-77.8%

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pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Alor Setar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.93	$3.55 MYR14.56	-38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.16	$2.29 MYR9.39	-38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.84	$2.84 MYR11.65	-78.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.46	$21.33 MYR87.38	-52.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.87	$3.97 MYR16.26	-63.2%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 24.2% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Alor Setar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$72.79	$47.39 MYR194.18	-10.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.62	$29.03 MYR118.94	-25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.02	$71.09 MYR291.28	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.02	$53.02 MYR217.24	-42.9%
Average			-24.2%

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