Cost of Living in
Batu Pahat

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$833	$1767
Without rent	$366	$1173
Rent & Utilities	$270.37	$435.15
Food	$315	$730
Transport	$31.45	$80.06
Monthly salary after tax	$639.58
Quality of life	52.16
Life expectancy	70.77
Population	144.0K

The cost of living in Batu Pahat is $833, which is 1.29 times more expensive than the average in Malaysia. Batu Pahat ranked 47th most expensive in Malaysia.

The average salary after taxes in Batu Pahat is $639.58, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months.

Batu Pahat

We calculate prices for Batu Pahat 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	$833	47 / 51
Without rent	$366	30 / 51
Rent & Utilities	$270.37	23 / 51
Food	$315	49 / 51
Transport	$31.45	23 / 51

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	280.63$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	190.76$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	605.71$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	383.77$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	43.17$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	71.44$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	39.78$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.06$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1589$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	870$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	2.32$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	21.12$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	3.5$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	4.26$
Cappuccino	2.42$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.61$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.71$
Monthly ticket local transport	21.09$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	9.57$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.56$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	2.3$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.09$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.31$
Eggs, x12	1.98$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	14.07$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.14$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	8.41$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.96$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.62$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.14$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.22$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.34$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.14$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.45$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	0.89$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	33.62$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	3.99$
Cigarette pack	4.5$
Cold medicince, 1 week	4.19$
Hair Shampoo	3.21$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.44$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.48$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	39.17$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	4.25$
Doctor's visit	15.91$
Haircut, simple	4.91$
Brand Jeans	99.48$
Brand Sneakers	62.09$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	187.12$
International Primary School, 1 year	8348$

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 Batu Pahat

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