Cost of Living in
Chukai

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$582	$1540
Without rent	$284	$1039
Rent & Utilities	$221.31	$368.49
Food	$269	$585
Transport	$29.65	$65.14
Monthly salary after tax	$1186.95
Quality of life	40.26
Life expectancy	74.31
Population	306.4K

The cost of living in Chukai is $582, which is 1.11 times less expensive than the average in Malaysia. Chukai ranked 20th most expensive in Malaysia.

The average salary after taxes in Chukai is $1186.95, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months.

Chukai

We calculate prices for Chukai 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	$582	20 / 51
Without rent	$284	6 / 51
Rent & Utilities	$221.31	15 / 51
Food	$269	32 / 51
Transport	$29.65	21 / 51

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	249.01$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	153.42$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	522.99$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	285.18$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	38.59$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	51.96$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	23.43$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.95$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1000$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	701$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	2.21$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	18.81$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	3.7$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	3.79$
Cappuccino	2.15$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.71$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.63$
Monthly ticket local transport	23.42$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	5.22$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.57$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.78$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.56$
Eggs, x12	1.79$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9.6$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.59$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	8.6$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.4$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.52$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.78$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.36$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.27$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.59$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.41$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	0.93$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	16.52$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.4$
Cigarette pack	4.61$
Cold medicince, 1 week	4.73$
Hair Shampoo	4.19$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.45$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.48$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	30.82$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	4.23$
Doctor's visit	23.98$
Haircut, simple	7.27$
Brand Jeans	65.91$
Brand Sneakers	53.8$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	115.32$
International Primary School, 1 year	4429$

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 Chukai

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones