Cost of Living in
Alor Setar

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$561	$1347
Without rent	$268	$1029
Rent & Utilities	$222.63	$407.65
Food	$202	$610
Transport	$24.56	$60.5
Monthly salary after tax	$852.45
Quality of life	50.15
Life expectancy	82.2
Population	217.4K

The cost of living in Alor Setar is $561, which is 1.15 times less expensive than the average in Malaysia. Alor Setar ranked 15th most expensive in Malaysia.

The average salary after taxes in Alor Setar is $852.45, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months.

Alor Setar

We calculate prices for Alor Setar State as a population-weighted mean of 0 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$561	15 / 51
Without rent	$268	4 / 51
Rent & Utilities	$222.63	17 / 51
Food	$202	5 / 51
Transport	$24.56	11 / 51

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	256.92$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	172.19$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	509.18$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	306.81$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	30.64$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	33.76$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	22.42$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.32$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1224$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	677$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	2.38$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	12.61$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	4.17$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	3.64$
Cappuccino	1.37$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.48$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	1.1$
Monthly ticket local transport	7.13$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	5.34$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.51$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.37$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.82$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.04$
Eggs, x12	1.62$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	12.79$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.71$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	8.89$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.35$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.66$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.26$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.04$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.51$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.32$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	0.98$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	9.23$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	0.98$
Cigarette pack	3.47$
Cold medicince, 1 week	3.06$
Hair Shampoo	3.03$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.2$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.4$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	24.7$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	2.26$
Doctor's visit	29.2$
Haircut, simple	6.1$
Brand Jeans	48.53$
Brand Sneakers	77.26$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	68.95$
International Primary School, 1 year	5101$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Johor	$3038
2	Kedah	$873
3	Taiping	$871
4	Kuala Lumpur	$868
5	Batu Pahat	$833
6	Selangor	$816
7	Malacca	$770
8	Johor Bahru	$767
9	Subang Jaya	$751
10	Shah Alam	$745
11	Terengganu	$704
12	Muar	$697
13	Kluang	$694
14	Sabah	$694
15	Butterworth	$683
16	Perlis	$669
17	Bintulu	$660
18	Klang	$659
19	Petaling Jaya	$658
20	Labuan	$653
21	Langkawi	$643
22	Sungai Petani	$642
23	Federal Territory	$636
24	Perak	$635
25	George Town (Malaysia)	$635
26	Teluk Intan	$634
27	Melaka	$634
28	Putrajaya	$633
29	Bidur	$612
30	Kota Kinabalu	$608
31	Cyberjaya	$606
32	Chukai	$582
33	Kota Bharu	$569
34	Kangar	$566
35	Miri	$565
36	Kuala Terengganu	$565
37	Alor Setar	$561
38	Pahang	$559
39	Ipoh	$556
40	Sandakan	$531
41	Negeri Sembilan	$529
42	Seremban	$527
43	Penang	$525
44	Lahad Datu	$522
45	Kuching	$517
46	Sibu	$513
47	Sarawak	$495
48	Kuantan	$464
49	Kelantan (Malaysia)	$463
50	Tawau	$457
51	Pulau Pinang	$431

Cost of Living in Alor Setar

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones