Cost of Living in
Kuching

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$517	$1657
Without rent	$390	$1210
Rent & Utilities	$281	$435.1
Food	$218	$668
Transport	$31.94	$93.86
Monthly salary after tax	$556.08
Quality of life	60.62
Life expectancy	84.05
Population	358.2K

The cost of living in Kuching is $517, which is 1.25 times less expensive than the average in Malaysia. Kuching ranked 7th most expensive in Malaysia.

The average salary after taxes in Kuching is $556.08, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months.

Kuching

We calculate prices for Kuching 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	$517	7 / 51
Without rent	$390	37 / 51
Rent & Utilities	$281	26 / 51
Food	$218	8 / 51
Transport	$31.94	26 / 51

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	380.06$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	158.25$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	452.33$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	337.75$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	27.07$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	43.05$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	34.67$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	2101$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1094$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	2.51$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	18.37$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	3.92$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	3.03$
Cappuccino	2.5$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.93$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.29$
Monthly ticket local transport	18.2$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	11.12$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.5$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.51$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.88$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.95$
Eggs, x12	1.91$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	14.77$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.01$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	8.92$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.05$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.04$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.52$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.73$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.07$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.34$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.44$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	0.73$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	18.92$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	3.09$
Cigarette pack	3.79$
Cold medicince, 1 week	2.97$
Hair Shampoo	4.06$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.37$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.68$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	32.34$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	4.13$
Doctor's visit	15.03$
Haircut, simple	4.83$
Brand Jeans	82.87$
Brand Sneakers	78.8$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	157.08$
International Primary School, 1 year	5840$

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 Kuching

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones