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Bukit Mertajam vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Bukit Mertajam is 33.5% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 73.9% less in Bukit Mertajam
Groceries: pay 18.7% less in Bukit Mertajam
Transportation: pay 1.0% less in Bukit Mertajam
Housing: pay 47.4% less in Bukit Mertajam
Childcare: pay 78.7% less in Bukit Mertajam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.0% less in Bukit Mertajam
Clothing: pay 36.4% more in Bukit Mertajam

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

Bukit Mertajam vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.9% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Bukit Mertajam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$1.90 MYR7.79	-89.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$3.79 MYR15.59	-65.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$0.71 MYR2.92	-64.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.37 MYR1.53	-76.1%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 18.7% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Bukit Mertajam
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$1.13 MYR4.63	-58.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$11.26 MYR46.27	+92.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$6.28 MYR25.81	-27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$1.88 MYR7.72	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$2.23 MYR9.17	-61.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.80 MYR7.40	-5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.80 MYR3.27	+32.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.54 MYR6.33	-5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$1.18 MYR4.86	-29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.79 MYR3.24	-28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.47 MYR1.91	-68.1%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 1.0% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Bukit Mertajam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$1.84 MYR7.58	-54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$43,905.21 MYR180,494.33	+79.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$10.66 MYR43.84	-28.0%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 47.4% less for housing

	Ottawa	Bukit Mertajam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$28.53 MYR117.29	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$57.19 MYR235.12	-51.9%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 78.7% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Bukit Mertajam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$118.48 MYR487.09	-85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$4,344.39 MYR17,859.79	-72.4%
Average			-78.7%

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pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Bukit Mertajam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$3.08 MYR12.66	-46.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$2.21 MYR9.09	-40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$4.27 MYR17.54	-67.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$5.45 MYR22.41	-49.5%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 36.4% more for clothing

	Ottawa	Bukit Mertajam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$110.58 MYR454.61	+109.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$63.90 MYR262.70	+64.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$75.75 MYR311.41	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$78.99 MYR324.72	-15.0%
Average			+36.4%

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