Cost of Living Comparison Between Kuching and Serdang Cost of Living Comparison Between Kuching and Serdang

🙂 Solo nomad: Kuching is 19.3% cheaper than Serdang without rent, and 16.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kuching is 11.2% cheaper than Serdang without rent, and 16.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.8 MYR 11.82

$4.74 MYR 20

-40.93%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.06 MYR 84.6

$28.11 MYR 119

-28.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.69 MYR 19.76

$4.74 MYR 19.98

-1.05%

Cappuccino

$2.57 MYR 10.83

$3.09 MYR 13.04

-16.83%

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

$0.71 MYR 3

$0.92 MYR 3.89

-22.83%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 MYR 1.37

$0.5 MYR 2.09

-36.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.77 MYR 11.68

$4.23 MYR 17.83

-34.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.58 MYR 15.08

$5.9 MYR 24.88

-39.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.95 MYR 8.24

$2.04 MYR 8.61

-4.41%

White Bread (500g)

$1.13 MYR 4.77

$1.05 MYR 4.41

7.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.01 MYR 4.27

$1.74 MYR 7.32

-41.95%

Eggs

$2.13 MYR 9

$2.19 MYR 9.23

-2.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.36 MYR 39.48

$14.43 MYR 60.9

-35.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.85 MYR 16.23

$4.75 MYR 20.05

-18.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.88 MYR 33.24

$9.63 MYR 40.62

-18.17%

Apples (1kg)

$3.02 MYR 12.72

$3.01 MYR 12.68

0.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.1 MYR 4.64

$1.56 MYR 6.58

-29.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.62 MYR 11.06

$2.61 MYR 11.01

0.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.84 MYR 7.75

$1.46 MYR 6.15

26.03%

Potato (1kg)

$1.15 MYR 4.85

$1.28 MYR 5.42

-10.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.22 MYR 5.16

$1.33 MYR 5.61

-8.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.68 MYR 7.07

$1.21 MYR 5.11

38.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.2

$0.64 MYR 2.68

-18.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.14 MYR 17.47

$4.33 MYR 18.26

-4.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.41 MYR 81.8

$17.6 MYR 74.2

10.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.72 MYR 15.7

$3.33 MYR 14.06

11.71%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.38 MYR 14.26

$4.24 MYR 17.87

-20.28%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.25 MYR 1.06

$0.73 MYR 3.09

-65.75%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.57 MYR 48.8

$11.84 MYR 49.94

-2.28%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.91 MYR 3.83

$1.16 MYR 4.9

-21.55%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 MYR 4.83

$1.1 MYR 4.64

3.64%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.94 MYR 8.17

$4.64 MYR 19.57

-58.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.5 MYR 2.11

$0.5 MYR 2.12

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

$44.9K MYR 189.4K

$40K MYR 168.7K

12.22%

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

$36.1K MYR 152.3K

$33K MYR 139.1K

9.51%

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

$42.14 MYR 178

$63.2 MYR 267

-33.35%

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

$8.94 MYR 37.71

$11.27 MYR 47.52

-20.67%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.81 MYR 105

$25.67 MYR 108

-3.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.84 MYR 126

$37.07 MYR 156

-19.50%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.89 MYR 41.73

$5.75 MYR 24.23

72.00%

Cinema Ticket

$4.62 MYR 19.47

$5.09 MYR 21.48

-9.23%

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

$144 MYR 606

$263 MYR 1,108

-45.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,013 MYR 25.4K

$9,424 MYR 39.7K

-36.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66 MYR 278

$61.3 MYR 259

7.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.77 MYR 134

$37.24 MYR 157

-14.69%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.6 MYR 361

$86.3 MYR 364

-0.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.2 MYR 304

$79.3 MYR 335

-9.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$278 MYR 1,171

$385 MYR 1,622

-27.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$208 MYR 877

$269 MYR 1,133

-22.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$571 MYR 2,409

$648 MYR 2,731

-11.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$390 MYR 1,645

$477 MYR 2,011

-18.18%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,881 MYR 7,934

$1,658 MYR 6,993

13.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,330 MYR 5,607

$1,025 MYR 4,322

29.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$565 MYR 2,384

$966 MYR 4,075

-41.50%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.27

4.47

-4.47%

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

Last update for Kuching: October 29, 2025

Last update for Serdang: October 27, 2025

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