Cost of Living in
Shah Alam

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$745	$1505
Without rent	$310	$976
Rent & Utilities	$287.02	$390.89
Food	$244	$602
Transport	$37.56	$95.37
Monthly salary after tax	$1308.59
Quality of life	64.88
Life expectancy	68.42
Population	779.6K

The cost of living in Shah Alam is $745, which is 1.15 times more expensive than the average in Malaysia. Shah Alam ranked 42th most expensive in Malaysia.

The average salary after taxes in Shah Alam is $1308.59, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months.

Shah Alam

We calculate prices for Shah Alam 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	$745	42 / 51
Without rent	$310	11 / 51
Rent & Utilities	$287.02	29 / 51
Food	$244	22 / 51
Transport	$37.56	34 / 51

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	293.25$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	198.59$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	449.56$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	325.5$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	30.69$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	51.03$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	26.2$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.89$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1693$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1321$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	2.11$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	20.86$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	4.39$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	4.79$
Cappuccino	3.18$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.75$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.4$
Monthly ticket local transport	26.21$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	5.52$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.45$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.71$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.04$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.47$
Eggs, x12	1.96$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	12.6$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.08$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	11.27$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.04$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.62$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.69$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.03$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.18$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.55$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.38$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.13$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	16.39$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.77$
Cigarette pack	4.14$
Cold medicince, 1 week	4.38$
Hair Shampoo	3.82$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.44$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.58$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	42.3$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	3.42$
Doctor's visit	14.28$
Haircut, simple	5.24$
Brand Jeans	56.21$
Brand Sneakers	76.65$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	240.78$
International Primary School, 1 year	6153$

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 Shah Alam

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