Federal Territory

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$636	$1972
Without rent	$327	$915
Rent & Utilities	$308.93	$612.46
Food	$251	$689
Transport	$36.61	$132.17
Monthly salary after tax	$851.65
Quality of life	73.79
Life expectancy	68.21
Population	891.4K

Cost of living

One person

Family of 4

Total with rent

$636

$1972

Without rent

$327

$915

Rent & Utilities

$308.93

$612.46

Food

$251

$689

Transport

$36.61

$132.17

Monthly salary after tax

$851.65

Quality of life

73.79

Life expectancy

68.21

Population

891.4K

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$636	29 / 51
Without rent	$327	15 / 51
Rent & Utilities	$308.93	34 / 51
Food	$251	27 / 51
Transport	$36.61	30 / 51

Cost of living

One person

Rank

Total with rent

$636

29 / 51

Without rent

$327

15 / 51

Rent & Utilities

$308.93

34 / 51

Food

$251

27 / 51

Transport

$36.61

30 / 51

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	412.7$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	265.58$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	780.6$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	611.69$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	27.75$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	33$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	24.47$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1736$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	699$

Rent & Utilities

1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2

412.7$

Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2

265.58$

3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2

780.6$

Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2

611.69$

Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.

27.75$

Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.

33$

Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited

24.47$

Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years

3.65$

Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2

1736$

House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2

699$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	3.83$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	23.63$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	5.01$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	3.27$
Cappuccino	2.83$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.76$

Eating Out

Lunch Menu

3.83$

Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2

23.63$

Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's

5.01$

Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz

3.27$

Cappuccino

2.83$

Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz

0.76$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.69$
Monthly ticket local transport	30$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	5$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.54$

Transportation

Local transport ticket

0.69$

Monthly ticket local transport

30$

Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi

Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal

0.54$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.87$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.88$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.96$
Eggs, x12	2.25$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	12.78$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.52$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.41$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.67$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.56$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.08$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.39$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.81$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.3$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.21$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	16.96$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.71$
Cigarette pack	4.64$
Cold medicince, 1 week	4.41$
Hair Shampoo	4.65$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.9$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	0.82$

Groceries

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt

1.87$

Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb

0.88$

Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb

1.96$

Eggs, x12

2.25$

Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb

12.78$

Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb

3.52$

Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb

6.41$

Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb

2.67$

Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb

1.56$

Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb

3.08$

Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb

1.39$

Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb

Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb

0.81$

Water, 1 L or 1 qt

0.3$

Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz

1.21$

Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle

16.96$

Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz

2.71$

Cigarette pack

4.64$

Cold medicince, 1 week

4.41$

Hair Shampoo

4.65$

Toilet paper, 4 rolls

1.9$

Toothpaste, 1 tube

0.82$

Gym Membership, 1 month	36.66$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	4.94$
Doctor's visit	15.22$
Haircut, simple	3.82$
Brand Jeans	62.59$
Brand Sneakers	46.75$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	220.83$
International Primary School, 1 year	5193$

Gym Membership, 1 month

36.66$

Cinema Ticket, 1 person

4.94$

Doctor's visit

15.22$

Haircut, simple

3.82$

Brand Jeans

62.59$

Brand Sneakers

46.75$

Daycare or Preschool, 1 month

220.83$

International Primary School, 1 year

5193$

Kuala Lumpur (Federal Territory)

Population 891.4K

Cost of living $636

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

Rank

State

Cost of living

$3038

$873

$871

$868