Cost of Living in
Sabah

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$694	$1635
Without rent	$376	$881
Rent & Utilities	$332.87	$397.74
Food	$228	$718
Transport	$34.66	$93.07
Monthly salary after tax	$201.69
Quality of life	33.41
Life expectancy	65.98
Population	42.5K

The cost of living in Sabah is $694, which is 1.07 times more expensive than the average in Malaysia. Sabah ranked 38th most expensive in Malaysia.

The average salary after taxes in Sabah is $201.69, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months.

Sabah

We calculate prices for Sabah State as a population-weighted mean of 9 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	$694	38 / 51
Without rent	$376	33 / 51
Rent & Utilities	$332.87	41 / 51
Food	$228	15 / 51
Transport	$34.66	27 / 51

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	314.53$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	202.26$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	404.18$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	295.87$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	59.6$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	84.8$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	29.95$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	2298$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1825$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	4.75$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	23.3$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	3.18$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.11$
Cappuccino	2.01$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.77$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.46$
Monthly ticket local transport	6.88$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	2.43$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.32$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	2.33$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.31$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.8$
Eggs, x12	1.74$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.4$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.31$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.74$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.49$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.07$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.84$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.89$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.91$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.64$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.47$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.18$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	6.07$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.29$
Cigarette pack	2.76$
Cold medicince, 1 week	5.34$
Hair Shampoo	2.7$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.19$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.04$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	30.02$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	5.5$
Doctor's visit	11.5$
Haircut, simple	4.13$
Brand Jeans	17.95$
Brand Sneakers	54.33$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	158.67$
International Primary School, 1 year	3079$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

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 Sabah

Cost of living in Cities by population

Lahad Datu (Sabah)

Sandakan (Sabah)

Tawau (Sabah)

Kudat

Beaufort

Tuaran

Membakut

Keningau

Kota Kinabalu (Sabah)

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones