Cost of living comparison

Wellington, New Zealand

compared to

Kota Damansara, Malaysia

Kota Damansara vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Kota Damansara is 48.2% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 70.3% less in Kota Damansara
Groceries: pay 29.4% less in Kota Damansara
Transportation: pay 51.6% less in Kota Damansara
Housing: pay 61.0% less in Kota Damansara
Childcare: pay 55.8% less in Kota Damansara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.0% less in Kota Damansara
Clothing: pay 34.2% less in Kota Damansara

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Kota Damansara.

Kota Damansara vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kota Damansara instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 70.3% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Kota Damansara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$24.83	$2.95 MYR12.48	-80.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$14.90	$4.54 MYR19.20	-49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 NZ$4.28	$0.72 MYR3.05	-72.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 NZ$3.58	$0.44 MYR1.86	-79.6%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 29.4% less for groceries

	Wellington	Kota Damansara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 NZ$3.27	$0.93 MYR3.92	-52.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 NZ$6.90	$7.47 MYR31.57	+80.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.98 NZ$11.61	$6.75 MYR28.53	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.84 NZ$11.38	$2.04 MYR8.64	-70.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.06 NZ$8.41	$1.94 MYR8.18	-61.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 NZ$2.32	$1.24 MYR5.24	-11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 NZ$1.81	$0.62 MYR2.60	-43.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.48 NZ$2.45	$1.25 MYR5.29	-15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 NZ$4.34	$0.63 MYR2.65	-76.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.69	$0.65 MYR2.76	-35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.39	$0.56 MYR2.35	-33.6%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 51.6% less for transportation

	Wellington	Kota Damansara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.42 NZ$10.67	$1.78 MYR7.53	-72.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$127.57 NZ$212.15	$11.36 MYR48.01	-91.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,339.84 NZ$57,109.35	$36,374.56 MYR153,773.45	+5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.22 NZ$30.29	$9.31 MYR39.37	-48.9%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 61.0% less for housing

	Wellington	Kota Damansara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.27 NZ$90.25	$30.10 MYR127.23	-44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,487.35 NZ$2,473.55	$567.86 MYR2,400.62	-61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,335.17 NZ$2,220.48	$408.86 MYR1,728.45	-69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.11 NZ$223.03	$42.38 MYR179.16	-68.4%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 55.8% less for childcare

	Wellington	Kota Damansara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$871.44 NZ$1,449.25	$180.77 MYR764.20	-79.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,649.75 NZ$21,037.35	$8,555.74 MYR36,169.41	-32.4%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Kota Damansara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$11.92	$4.09 MYR17.28	-42.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 NZ$5.68	$2.92 MYR12.34	-14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.46 NZ$40.67	$4.09 MYR17.28	-83.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.85 NZ$66.27	$49.74 MYR210.29	+24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.24 NZ$20.36	$5.00 MYR21.13	-59.2%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 34.2% less for clothing

	Wellington	Kota Damansara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.78 NZ$126.02	$59.63 MYR252.07	-21.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.09 NZ$91.62	$35.00 MYR147.97	-36.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.44 NZ$198.64	$76.75 MYR324.47	-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.60 NZ$215.53	$73.25 MYR309.68	-43.5%
Average			-34.2%

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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: June 2025

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