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Johor Bahru vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Johor Bahru is 50.2% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 66.9% less in Johor Bahru
Groceries: pay 39.0% less in Johor Bahru
Transportation: pay 37.9% less in Johor Bahru
Housing: pay 62.1% less in Johor Bahru
Childcare: pay 70.3% less in Johor Bahru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% less in Johor Bahru
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Johor Bahru

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Johor Bahru.

Johor Bahru vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Johor Bahru instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 66.9% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Johor Bahru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 CA$24.87	$3.55 MYR14.61	-80.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.01 CA$15.22	$4.74 MYR19.48	-56.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CA$2.77	$0.78 MYR3.23	-60.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CA$2.15	$0.47 MYR1.94	-69.8%
Average			-66.9%

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pay 39.0% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Johor Bahru
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$0.98 MYR4.03	-64.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$5.33 MYR21.92	-8.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$7.01 MYR28.83	-19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$1.86 MYR7.66	-47.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$2.20 MYR9.04	-61.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.24 MYR5.08	-35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.68 MYR2.79	+12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.15 MYR4.72	-29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.56 MYR2.31	-66.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.53 MYR2.18	-52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.62 MYR2.55	-57.5%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 37.9% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Johor Bahru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 CA$5.60	$1.84 MYR7.58	-54.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$97.12 CA$134.31	$11.85 MYR48.71	-87.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,444.83 CA$33,803.54	$35,545.02 MYR146,125.59	+45.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.82 CA$20.49	$6.69 MYR27.52	-54.8%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 62.1% less for housing

	Ottawa	Johor Bahru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$30.15 MYR123.96	-39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$494.94 MYR2,034.72	-65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$375.20 MYR1,542.44	-69.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$31.51 MYR129.55	-73.5%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 70.3% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Johor Bahru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$153.04 MYR629.15	-80.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	-60.1%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Johor Bahru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$3.55 MYR14.61	-38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$2.91 MYR11.95	-22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.95 CA$17.91	$4.25 MYR17.49	-67.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.60 CA$61.68	$34.36 MYR141.25	-23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$4.98 MYR20.46	-53.9%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Johor Bahru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$49.76 MYR204.58	-5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.91 CA$53.81	$16.59 MYR68.19	-57.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.10 CA$120.44	$71.09 MYR292.25	-18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$40.23 MYR165.37	-56.7%
Average			-34.6%

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