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Bukit Mertajam vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Bukit Mertajam is 38.6% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 74.5% less in Bukit Mertajam
Groceries: pay 5.7% less in Bukit Mertajam
Transportation: pay 18.6% less in Bukit Mertajam
Housing: pay 44.6% less in Bukit Mertajam
Childcare: pay 74.5% less in Bukit Mertajam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.8% less in Bukit Mertajam
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Bukit Mertajam

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

Bukit Mertajam vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.5% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Bukit Mertajam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$1.90 MYR7.79	-86.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$3.79 MYR15.59	-58.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$0.71 MYR2.92	-71.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.37 MYR1.53	-81.2%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 5.7% less for groceries

	Wellington	Bukit Mertajam
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$1.13 MYR4.63	-43.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$11.26 MYR46.27	+179.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$6.28 MYR25.81	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$1.88 MYR7.72	-72.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$2.23 MYR9.17	-53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.80 MYR7.40	+32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.80 MYR3.27	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.54 MYR6.33	+15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.18 MYR4.86	-49.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.79 MYR3.24	-12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.47 MYR1.91	-31.3%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 18.6% less for transportation

	Wellington	Bukit Mertajam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$1.84 MYR7.58	-70.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$43,905.21 MYR180,494.33	+40.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$10.66 MYR43.84	-26.7%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 44.6% less for housing

	Wellington	Bukit Mertajam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$28.53 MYR117.29	-41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$57.19 MYR235.12	-47.7%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 74.5% less for childcare

	Wellington	Bukit Mertajam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$118.48 MYR487.09	-84.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$4,344.39 MYR17,859.79	-64.4%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Bukit Mertajam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$3.08 MYR12.66	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$2.21 MYR9.09	-37.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$4.27 MYR17.54	-83.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$5.45 MYR22.41	-52.8%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Wellington	Bukit Mertajam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$110.58 MYR454.61	+59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$63.90 MYR262.70	+37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$75.75 MYR311.41	-33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$78.99 MYR324.72	-46.0%
Average			+4.4%

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