Cost of living in
Malaysia
Malaysia
Total with rent one person
646
Total with rent family
1,340
Without rent one person
398
Without rent one family
1,293
Rent & Utilities person
257.78
Rent & Utilities family
504.33
Food person
267
Food family
620
Transport person
41.66
Transport family
120.34
Monthly salary after tax
1,050.63
Quality of life
32.8%
GDP per capita
10,788.21
Human freedom index
7.62
Life expectancy
87.15 years
English speaking %
61.16%
Population
31,528,585
Estimated cost breakdown
this table represent the cost of living on this country.
Eating Out
Lunch Menu2.61
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 220.24
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's3.72
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz4.61
Cappuccino2.15
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz0.76
Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2356.49
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2199.13
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2675.7
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2451.96
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.35.92
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.46.17
Internet plan, 25 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited25.37
Transportation
Local transport ticket3.19
Monthly ticket local transport2,036
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi1,114
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal0.78
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years19.46%
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft27.84
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft20.45
Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt1.76
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb1.13
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb1.2
Eggs, x122.14
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb16.07
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb4.54
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb9.22
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb2.38
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb1.24
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb3.27
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb1.5
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb1.01
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb1.39
Water, 1 L or 1 qt0.3
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz1.18
Wine (mid-priced), 725 mL bottle20.68
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz2.46
Cigarette pack3.92
Cold medicine, 1 week4.34
Hair Shampoo4.03
Toilet paper, 4 rolls1.47
Toothpaste, 1 tube1.69
Other
Gym Membership, 1 month32.27
Cinema Ticket, 1 person3.99
Doctors visit26.63
Haircut, simple5.4
Brand Jeans68.03
Brand Sneakers54.67
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month173.34
International Primary School, 1 year6,476
Geo
lat4.21
lng101.98
Language
LangMalay (macrolanguage) (ms-MY), English (en), Chinese (zh), Tamil (ta), Telugu (te), Malayalam (ml), Panjabi (pa), Thai (th)
States in this country
Alor Setar
Total with rent one person561
Total with rent family1,347
Batu PahatTotal with rent one person833
Total with rent family1,767
BidurTotal with rent one person612
Total with rent family1,567
BintuluTotal with rent one person660
Total with rent family1,505
ButterworthTotal with rent one person683
Total with rent family1,828
ChukaiTotal with rent one person582
Total with rent family1,540
CyberjayaTotal with rent one person606
Total with rent family1,262
Federal TerritoryTotal with rent one person636
Total with rent family1,972
George Town (Malaysia)Total with rent one person635
Total with rent family1,507
IpohTotal with rent one person556
Total with rent family1,356