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Sungai Petani vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Sungai Petani is 52.5% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 74.5% less in Sungai Petani
Groceries: pay 36.7% less in Sungai Petani
Transportation: pay 42.3% less in Sungai Petani
Housing: pay 56.8% less in Sungai Petani
Childcare: pay 58.9% less in Sungai Petani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.5% less in Sungai Petani
Clothing: pay 39.8% less in Sungai Petani

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Sungai Petani.

Sungai Petani vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sungai Petani instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 74.5% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Sungai Petani
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	$4.27 MYR17.54	-53.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$0.47 MYR1.95	-80.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.24 MYR0.97	-88.0%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 36.7% less for groceries

	Wellington	Sungai Petani
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.71 MYR2.92	-64.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$4.70 MYR19.33	+16.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$7.04 MYR28.94	+3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$2.08 MYR8.55	-69.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$1.61 MYR6.63	-66.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$1.06 MYR4.36	-22.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.70 MYR2.87	-31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$1.13 MYR4.64	-15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$0.65 MYR2.68	-71.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.37 MYR1.53	-58.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.50 MYR2.05	-26.5%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 42.3% less for transportation

	Wellington	Sungai Petani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$1.84 MYR7.56	-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	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	+8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$5.07 MYR20.85	-65.2%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 56.8% less for housing

	Wellington	Sungai Petani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$30.78 MYR126.52	-36.9%
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	$25.46 MYR104.65	-76.7%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 58.9% less for childcare

	Wellington	Sungai Petani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$239.34 MYR983.91	-68.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$6,250.00 MYR25,693.75	-48.8%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Sungai Petani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$4.27 MYR17.54	-35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$1.66 MYR6.82	-53.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$4.12 MYR16.95	-83.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$18.96 MYR77.93	-44.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$2.84 MYR11.69	-75.4%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 39.8% less for clothing

	Wellington	Sungai Petani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$55.09 MYR226.49	-20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$29.03 MYR119.34	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$71.09 MYR292.25	-37.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$53.02 MYR217.97	-63.7%
Average			-39.8%

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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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