Cost of Living in
George Town (Malaysia)

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$635	$1507
Without rent	$358	$919
Rent & Utilities	$284.1	$628.77
Food	$290	$727
Transport	$31.03	$57.07
Monthly salary after tax	$1244.02
Quality of life	52.81
Life expectancy	79.66
Population	773.5K

The cost of living in George Town (Malaysia) is $635, which is 1.02 times less expensive than the average in Malaysia. George Town (Malaysia) ranked 27th most expensive in Malaysia.

The average salary after taxes in George Town (Malaysia) is $1244.02, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months.

George Town (Malaysia)

We calculate prices for George Town (Malaysia) 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	$635	27 / 51
Without rent	$358	28 / 51
Rent & Utilities	$284.1	28 / 51
Food	$290	44 / 51
Transport	$31.03	23 / 51

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	303.27$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	214.83$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	596.27$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	522.24$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	21.21$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	31.35$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	34.67$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1141$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	940$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	2.55$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	23.85$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	3.9$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	4.42$
Cappuccino	2.83$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.75$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.58$
Monthly ticket local transport	9.34$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	2.72$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.53$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.73$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.81$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.66$
Eggs, x12	1.77$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	17$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.66$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	12.94$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.73$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.24$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.67$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.12$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.58$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.85$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.32$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.07$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	11.91$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.48$
Cigarette pack	4.62$
Cold medicince, 1 week	3.34$
Hair Shampoo	3.99$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	0.83$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.59$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	18.44$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	2.99$
Doctor's visit	20.37$
Haircut, simple	5.12$
Brand Jeans	47.75$
Brand Sneakers	69.41$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	120.01$
International Primary School, 1 year	4859$

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 George Town (Malaysia)

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones