Cost of Living in
Sandakan

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$531	$1427
Without rent	$400	$948
Rent & Utilities	$140.21	$424.59
Food	$287	$615
Transport	$36.58	$136.3
Monthly salary after tax	$615.39
Quality of life	45.52
Life expectancy	83.16
Population	347.8K

The cost of living in Sandakan is $531, which is 1.22 times less expensive than the average in Malaysia. Sandakan ranked 12th most expensive in Malaysia.

The average salary after taxes in Sandakan is $615.39, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months.

Sandakan

We calculate prices for Sandakan 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	$531	12 / 51
Without rent	$400	40 / 51
Rent & Utilities	$140.21	1 / 51
Food	$287	41 / 51
Transport	$36.58	30 / 51

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	186.32$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	82.58$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	296.53$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	283.64$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	33.29$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	49.72$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	21.92$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.34$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1541$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1000$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	2.64$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	25.79$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	4.2$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.54$
Cappuccino	1.98$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	1.09$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.81$
Monthly ticket local transport	21.57$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	9.25$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.42$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.83$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.12$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.54$
Eggs, x12	1.71$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	12.93$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.32$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.9$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.76$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.25$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.44$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.37$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.34$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.12$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.32$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.16$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	19.9$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.66$
Cigarette pack	4.27$
Cold medicince, 1 week	4.31$
Hair Shampoo	2.67$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.06$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.41$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	22.84$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	3.09$
Doctor's visit	25.85$
Haircut, simple	7.94$
Brand Jeans	74.8$
Brand Sneakers	70.46$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	82.76$
International Primary School, 1 year	5580$

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 Sandakan

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones