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Subang Jaya vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Subang Jaya is 46.2% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 66.9% less in Subang Jaya
Groceries: pay 28.2% less in Subang Jaya
Transportation: pay 37.6% less in Subang Jaya
Housing: pay 61.4% less in Subang Jaya
Childcare: pay 62.9% less in Subang Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% less in Subang Jaya
Clothing: pay 25.6% less in Subang Jaya

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Subang Jaya.

Subang Jaya vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Subang Jaya instead of Ottawa, you would:

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pay 66.9% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Subang Jaya
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 28.2% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Subang Jaya
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 CA$3.77	$0.98 MYR4.01	-64.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CA$8.09	$7.13 MYR29.30	+21.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.65 CA$11.97	$7.01 MYR28.83	-19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 CA$4.86	$2.13 MYR8.77	-39.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.74 CA$7.94	$2.20 MYR9.04	-61.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 CA$2.64	$1.50 MYR6.19	-21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 CA$0.83	$0.70 MYR2.87	+16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 CA$2.25	$1.99 MYR8.18	+22.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.30	$0.69 MYR2.84	-58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 CA$1.53	$0.57 MYR2.32	-48.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 CA$2.02	$0.62 MYR2.55	-57.5%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 37.6% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Subang Jaya
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	$6.87 MYR28.25	-53.6%
Average			-37.6%

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pay 61.4% less for housing

	Ottawa	Subang Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.93 CA$69.04	$30.09 MYR123.72	-39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,452.55 CA$2,008.67	$545.02 MYR2,240.59	-62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,228.71 CA$1,699.13	$331.75 MYR1,363.84	-73.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.93 CA$164.46	$35.09 MYR144.25	-70.5%
Average			-61.4%

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pay 62.9% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Subang Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.18 CA$1,089.93	$264.45 MYR1,087.17	-66.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,753.32 CA$21,784.48	$6,398.10 MYR26,302.61	-59.4%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Subang Jaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.76 CA$7.96	$4.74 MYR19.48	-17.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CA$5.18	$3.07 MYR12.63	-17.9%
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	$23.70 MYR97.42	-46.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.79 CA$14.92	$4.98 MYR20.46	-53.9%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 25.6% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Subang Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.82 CA$73.05	$61.66 MYR253.48	+16.7%
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	$82.94 MYR340.96	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.91 CA$128.48	$40.23 MYR165.37	-56.7%
Average			-25.6%

Ottawa vs. Subang Jaya - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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