Cost of Living Comparison Between Labuan and Penang Cost of Living Comparison Between Labuan and Penang

🙂 Solo nomad: Labuan is 8.1% cheaper than Penang without rent, and 7.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Labuan is 6% cheaper than Penang without rent, and 2.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.2 MYR 21.91

$2.97 MYR 12.54

75.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.68 MYR 99.8

$20.84 MYR 87.9

13.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.32 MYR 26.64

$4.34 MYR 18.32

45.62%

Cappuccino

$3.79 MYR 15.98

$2.84 MYR 11.97

33.45%

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

$1.04 MYR 4.37

$0.69 MYR 2.89

50.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 MYR 1.68

$0.36 MYR 1.52

11.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.48 MYR 14.67

$4.23 MYR 17.84

-17.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.02 MYR 21.17

$4.41 MYR 18.6

13.83%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.69 MYR 7.13

$1.82 MYR 7.65

-7.14%

White Bread (500g)

$1 MYR 4.22

$0.99 MYR 4.18

1.01%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.3 MYR 5.47

$2.04 MYR 8.62

-36.27%

Eggs

$2.15 MYR 9.06

$2.05 MYR 8.63

4.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.09 MYR 63.6

$17.11 MYR 72.2

-11.81%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.32 MYR 18.23

$5.23 MYR 22.05

-17.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.31 MYR 39.25

$14.77 MYR 62.3

-36.97%

Apples (1kg)

$2.87 MYR 12.09

$2.91 MYR 12.25

-1.37%

Banana (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 6.13

$1.46 MYR 6.18

-0.68%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.59 MYR 10.92

Tomato (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 6.11

$2.11 MYR 8.88

-31.28%

Potato (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 5.25

$1.18 MYR 4.98

5.93%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 MYR 5.32

$1.21 MYR 5.1

4.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 MYR 4.41

$0.91 MYR 3.82

14.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 MYR 2.17

$0.45 MYR 1.91

13.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 MYR 18.22

$4.2 MYR 17.73

2.86%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.68 MYR 66.1

$14.1 MYR 59.5

11.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.83 MYR 11.91

$2.71 MYR 11.44

4.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 MYR 12.28

$3.47 MYR 14.65

-16.14%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MYR 3.14

$0.49 MYR 2.05

51.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.88 MYR 50.1

$17.98 MYR 75.8

-33.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.16 MYR 4.88

$0.72 MYR 3.04

61.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 MYR 4.38

$0.5 MYR 2.1

108.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.75 MYR 24.24

$7 MYR 29.53

-17.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.5 MYR 2.09

$0.46 MYR 1.96

8.70%

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

$35.6K MYR 150K

$33.6K MYR 141.7K

5.86%

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

$30.9K MYR 130.4K

$27.1K MYR 114.3K

14.16%

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

$42.97 MYR 181

$39.21 MYR 165

9.59%

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

$8.86 MYR 37.36

$10.33 MYR 43.55

-14.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.28 MYR 123

$31.17 MYR 131

-6.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.58 MYR 154

$32.59 MYR 137

12.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.78 MYR 24.38

$5.59 MYR 23.59

3.40%

Cinema Ticket

$4.96 MYR 20.92

$5.01 MYR 21.15

-1.00%

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

$186 MYR 786

$241 MYR 1,014

-22.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,926 MYR 29.2K

$6,174 MYR 26K

12.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60 MYR 253

$55.3 MYR 233

8.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.88 MYR 118

$28.42 MYR 120

-1.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.2 MYR 304

$61.2 MYR 258

17.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.5 MYR 213

$53.6 MYR 226

-5.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$395 MYR 1,664

$388 MYR 1,637

1.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$275 MYR 1,159

$230 MYR 968

19.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$648 MYR 2,733

$640 MYR 2,700

1.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$472 MYR 1,990

$522 MYR 2,201

-9.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,577 MYR 6,648

$2,431 MYR 10.3K

-35.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,147 MYR 4,835

$1,481 MYR 6,247

-22.60%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$359 MYR 1,513

$1,101 MYR 4,643

-67.41%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

4.16

-2.16%

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

Last update for Labuan: October 28, 2025

Last update for Penang: October 26, 2025

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