Cost of Living Comparison Between Miri and Petaling Jaya Cost of Living Comparison Between Miri and Petaling Jaya

🙂 Solo nomad: Miri is 12.1% cheaper than Petaling Jaya without rent, and 21% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Miri is 11.2% cheaper than Petaling Jaya without rent, and 14.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.21 MYR 12.70

$3.65 MYR 14.40

-12.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.69 MYR 46.17

$18.95 MYR 74.8

-38.31%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.00 MYR 15.81

$4.74 MYR 18.71

-15.61%

Cappuccino

$2.67 MYR 10.54

$2.81 MYR 11.11

-4.98%

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

$0.75 MYR 2.97

$0.73 MYR 2.88

2.74%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 MYR 1.34

$0.40 MYR 1.58

-15.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.90 MYR 11.44

$3.58 MYR 14.14

-18.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.86 MYR 15.25

$4.97 MYR 19.62

-22.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.41 MYR 5.58

$1.94 MYR 7.68

-27.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.41 MYR 5.55

$0.94 MYR 3.72

50.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.80 MYR 3.15

$1.78 MYR 7.04

-55.06%

Eggs

$3.40 MYR 13.43

$2.25 MYR 8.89

51.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.01 MYR 43.50

$10.55 MYR 41.66

4.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.69 MYR 18.54

$3.55 MYR 14.03

32.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.10 MYR 47.79

$7.89 MYR 31.18

53.36%

Apples (1kg)

$3.05 MYR 12.05

$2.79 MYR 11.01

9.32%

Banana (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 4.69

$1.67 MYR 6.61

-28.74%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.30 MYR 9.07

$2.45 MYR 9.66

-6.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.43

$1.20 MYR 4.75

15.00%

Potato (1kg)

$0.55 MYR 2.16

$1.18 MYR 4.66

-53.39%

Onion (1kg)

$0.97 MYR 3.85

$1.33 MYR 5.25

-27.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MYR 3.56

$0.95 MYR 3.77

-5.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.45

$0.58 MYR 2.31

-36.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.11 MYR 16.24

$4.26 MYR 16.83

-3.52%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.62 MYR 81.4

$20.10 MYR 79.4

2.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.97 MYR 11.72

$2.66 MYR 10.52

11.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.25 MYR 8.88

$3.92 MYR 15.47

-42.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 MYR 5.65

$0.77 MYR 3.02

85.71%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.63 MYR 34.09

$11.59 MYR 45.78

-25.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 4.77

$1.03 MYR 4.05

17.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.74 MYR 2.93

$0.35 MYR 1.39

111.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.00 MYR 23.72

$9.50 MYR 37.51

-36.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 1.95

$0.46 MYR 1.83

6.52%

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

$58.6K MYR 231.5K

$31.5K MYR 124.5K

85.93%

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

$28.5K MYR 112.6K

$28.4K MYR 112.1K

0.47%

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

$31.24 MYR 123

$40.92 MYR 162

-23.66%

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

$9.51 MYR 37.57

$9.19 MYR 36.28

3.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.19 MYR 127

$22.78 MYR 90.0

41.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$27.90 MYR 110

$36.50 MYR 144

-23.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.73 MYR 22.62

$7.22 MYR 28.51

-20.64%

Cinema Ticket

$4.17 MYR 16.46

$4.93 MYR 19.49

-15.42%

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

$97.6 MYR 385

$211 MYR 833

-53.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,119 MYR 20.2K

$8,077 MYR 31.9K

-36.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.77 MYR 141

$49.40 MYR 195

-27.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.63 MYR 73.6

$34.58 MYR 137

-46.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.03 MYR 178

$53.3 MYR 210

-15.44%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$32.13 MYR 127

$48.25 MYR 191

-33.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$308 MYR 1,217

$465 MYR 1,835

-33.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$164 MYR 648

$339 MYR 1,338

-51.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$480 MYR 1,895

$829 MYR 3,274

-42.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$375 MYR 1,480

$545 MYR 2,154

-31.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,284 MYR 5,070

$3,253 MYR 12.8K

-60.54%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$712 MYR 2,813

$803 MYR 3,172

-11.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$756 MYR 2,986

$1,811 MYR 7,151

-58.25%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.63

4.49

-19.15%

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

Last update for Miri: February 28, 2026

Last update for Petaling Jaya: March 1, 2026

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