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Subang Jaya vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Subang Jaya is 47.7% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 67.1% less in Subang Jaya
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Subang Jaya
Transportation: pay 49.5% less in Subang Jaya
Housing: pay 58.0% less in Subang Jaya
Childcare: pay 56.6% less in Subang Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% less in Subang Jaya
Clothing: pay 43.7% less in Subang Jaya

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

Subang Jaya vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Subang Jaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$3.55 MYR14.61	-75.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$4.74 MYR19.48	-48.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$0.78 MYR3.23	-68.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.47 MYR1.94	-76.2%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Wellington	Subang Jaya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.98 MYR4.01	-50.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$7.13 MYR29.30	+77.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$7.01 MYR28.83	+3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$2.13 MYR8.77	-68.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$2.20 MYR9.04	-53.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.50 MYR6.19	+10.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.70 MYR2.87	-31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.99 MYR8.18	+49.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$0.69 MYR2.84	-70.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.57 MYR2.32	-37.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.62 MYR2.55	-8.5%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 49.5% less for transportation

	Wellington	Subang Jaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$1.84 MYR7.58	-70.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$11.85 MYR48.71	-89.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$35,545.02 MYR146,125.59	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$6.87 MYR28.25	-52.8%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 58.0% less for housing

	Wellington	Subang Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$30.09 MYR123.72	-38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$545.02 MYR2,240.59	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$331.75 MYR1,363.84	-69.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$35.09 MYR144.25	-67.9%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 56.6% less for childcare

	Wellington	Subang Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$264.45 MYR1,087.17	-65.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$6,398.10 MYR26,302.61	-47.6%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Subang Jaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$4.74 MYR19.48	-28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$3.07 MYR12.63	-13.2%
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	$23.70 MYR97.42	-30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$4.98 MYR20.46	-56.9%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 43.7% less for clothing

	Wellington	Subang Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$61.66 MYR253.48	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$16.59 MYR68.19	-64.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$82.94 MYR340.96	-26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$40.23 MYR165.37	-72.5%
Average			-43.7%

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