Cost of Living Comparison Between Cheras and Mohammedia Cost of Living Comparison Between Cheras and Mohammedia

🙂 Solo nomad: Cheras is 13.7% cheaper than Mohammedia without rent, and 3.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cheras is 19.7% cheaper than Mohammedia without rent, and 11.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.45 MYR 13.63

$4.49 MAD 41.35

-23.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.65 MYR 73.7

$30.33 MAD 279

-38.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.84 MYR 19.11

$7.08 MAD 65.2

-31.64%

Cappuccino

$2.98 MYR 11.79

$1.84 MAD 16.93

61.96%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.79 MYR 3.14

$0.72 MAD 6.60

9.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.81

$0.35 MAD 3.25

31.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.84 MYR 19.13

$3.93 MAD 36.21

23.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.48 MYR 25.60

$4.28 MAD 39.37

51.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.80 MYR 7.11

$0.94 MAD 8.68

91.49%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 MYR 3.71

$0.86 MAD 7.91

9.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.24 MYR 4.90

$2.00 MAD 18.42

-38.00%

Eggs

$2.17 MYR 8.57

$2.18 MAD 20.09

-0.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.65 MYR 61.8

$11.49 MAD 106

36.21%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.57 MYR 14.09

$6.85 MAD 63.1

-47.88%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.41 MYR 29.28

$11.84 MAD 109

-37.42%

Apples (1kg)

$2.65 MYR 10.47

$1.57 MAD 14.47

68.79%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 MYR 6.58

$1.43 MAD 13.17

16.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.53 MYR 9.99

$0.77 MAD 7.05

228.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.26 MYR 4.96

$0.87 MAD 8.05

44.83%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.03

$0.78 MAD 7.20

96.15%

Onion (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.45

$0.74 MAD 6.82

86.49%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MYR 3.57

$0.50 MAD 4.64

80.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.21

$0.65 MAD 5.98

-13.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.28 MYR 16.90

$4.46 MAD 41.09

-4.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.56 MYR 57.5

$7.98 MAD 73.5

82.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.83 MYR 11.18

$2.92 MAD 26.87

-3.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 MYR 14.96

$3.27 MAD 30.09

15.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.45 MYR 1.79

$0.68 MAD 6.24

-33.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.93 MYR 47.14

$16.52 MAD 152

-27.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 MYR 4.06

$0.73 MAD 6.75

41.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.09

$0.58 MAD 5.37

77.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.34 MYR 36.90

$5.45 MAD 50.2

71.38%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.98

$1.53 MAD 14.13

-67.32%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$48.0K MYR 189.6K

$37.6K MAD 346.2K

27.70%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.0K MYR 122.5K

$26.6K MAD 244.6K

16.76%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$41.64 MYR 164

$49.25 MAD 454

-15.45%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.27 MYR 36.60

$11.08 MAD 102

-16.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.05 MYR 123

$39.13 MAD 360

-20.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.79 MYR 161

$27.10 MAD 250

50.52%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.06 MYR 23.94

$22.92 MAD 211

-73.56%

Cinema Ticket

$5.03 MYR 19.88

$8.91 MAD 82.0

-43.55%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$187 MYR 738

$150 MAD 1,386

24.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,790 MYR 26.8K

$5,417 MAD 49.9K

25.36%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.0 MYR 257

$52.2 MAD 481

24.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.68 MYR 133

$53.8 MAD 495

-37.36%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.9 MYR 284

$111 MAD 1,025

-35.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.23 MYR 191

$88.6 MAD 816

-45.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$382 MYR 1,510

$277 MAD 2,548

38.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$239 MYR 946

$172 MAD 1,586

39.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$657 MYR 2,594

$513 MAD 4,720

28.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$422 MYR 1,669

$529 MAD 4,872

-20.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,668 MAD 15.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,035 MAD 9,534

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,231 MYR 4,864

$579 MAD 5,328

112.83%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

4.35

-6.44%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Cheras: April 12, 2026

Last update for Mohammedia: April 12, 2026

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