Cost of Living in
Muar

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$697	$2075
Without rent	$449	$1215
Rent & Utilities	$273.91	$469.31
Food	$278	$714
Transport	$36.72	$134.23
Monthly salary after tax	$629.65
Quality of life	37.47
Life expectancy	62.59
Population	295.3K

The cost of living in Muar is $697, which is 1.08 times more expensive than the average in Malaysia. Muar ranked 40th most expensive in Malaysia.

The average salary after taxes in Muar is $629.65, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months.

Muar

We calculate prices for Muar 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	$697	40 / 51
Without rent	$449	46 / 51
Rent & Utilities	$273.91	24 / 51
Food	$278	38 / 51
Transport	$36.72	30 / 51

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	298.12$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	252.28$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	599.19$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	383.31$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	52.77$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	58.67$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	34.86$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.6$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1960$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1151$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	2.84$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	24.11$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	3.4$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	4.06$
Cappuccino	2.21$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.53$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.6$
Monthly ticket local transport	15.72$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	10.71$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.52$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.77$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.04$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.65$
Eggs, x12	1.88$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	11.36$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.52$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9.68$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.17$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.73$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.02$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.12$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.31$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.02$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.43$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	0.91$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	27.56$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	3.25$
Cigarette pack	5.09$
Cold medicince, 1 week	4.42$
Hair Shampoo	3.05$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.32$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.87$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	44.67$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	5.74$
Doctor's visit	19.43$
Haircut, simple	5.63$
Brand Jeans	119.13$
Brand Sneakers	69.84$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	172.65$
International Primary School, 1 year	7634$

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 Muar

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones