Cost of Living Comparison Between Muar and Penang Cost of Living Comparison Between Muar and Penang

🙂 Solo nomad: Muar is 4.4% cheaper than Penang without rent, and 15.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Muar is 5.4% cheaper than Penang without rent, and 6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.63 MYR 10.36

$3.07 MYR 12.10

-14.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.54 MYR 92.7

$21.19 MYR 83.5

11.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.21 MYR 12.63

$4.20 MYR 16.53

-23.57%

Cappuccino

$2.25 MYR 8.86

$2.96 MYR 11.68

-23.99%

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

$0.74 MYR 2.90

$0.74 MYR 2.92

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 MYR 1.32

$0.37 MYR 1.44

-10.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.27 MYR 16.82

$4.49 MYR 17.69

-4.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.46 MYR 21.51

$4.40 MYR 17.35

24.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 MYR 7.13

$1.90 MYR 7.50

-4.74%

White Bread (500g)

$1.12 MYR 4.41

$0.99 MYR 3.91

13.13%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.44 MYR 5.66

$2.05 MYR 8.09

-29.76%

Eggs

$1.90 MYR 7.48

$2.15 MYR 8.46

-11.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$22.62 MYR 89.1

$17.37 MYR 68.4

30.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.00 MYR 19.68

$5.00 MYR 19.69

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.66 MYR 41.99

$14.88 MYR 58.6

-28.36%

Apples (1kg)

$3.89 MYR 15.32

$2.78 MYR 10.93

39.93%

Banana (1kg)

$1.70 MYR 6.68

$1.47 MYR 5.79

15.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.30 MYR 13.02

$2.58 MYR 10.18

27.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.66 MYR 10.47

$2.19 MYR 8.64

21.46%

Potato (1kg)

$1.75 MYR 6.90

$1.14 MYR 4.49

53.51%

Onion (1kg)

$1.03 MYR 4.06

$1.20 MYR 4.73

-14.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.08 MYR 4.25

$0.89 MYR 3.52

21.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 MYR 2.01

$0.49 MYR 1.93

4.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.13 MYR 16.28

$4.35 MYR 17.13

-5.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.20 MYR 75.7

$19.52 MYR 76.9

-1.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.38 MYR 17.26

$2.62 MYR 10.32

67.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.48 MYR 21.61

$3.48 MYR 13.71

57.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MYR 2.68

$0.46 MYR 1.80

47.83%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.83 MYR 46.61

$17.36 MYR 68.4

-31.85%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.17 MYR 4.61

$0.68 MYR 2.68

72.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.10 MYR 4.33

$0.50 MYR 1.98

120.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.38 MYR 17.24

$7.19 MYR 28.32

-39.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.83

$0.49 MYR 1.95

-6.12%

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

$43.3K MYR 170.6K

$34.0K MYR 133.9K

27.42%

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

$31.6K MYR 124.6K

$27.9K MYR 109.8K

13.51%

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

$75.1 MYR 296

$39.37 MYR 155

90.81%

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

$9.98 MYR 39.32

$10.01 MYR 39.44

-0.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.94 MYR 114

$31.45 MYR 124

-7.98%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.36 MYR 147

$33.02 MYR 130

13.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.04 MYR 23.79

$5.53 MYR 21.78

9.22%

Cinema Ticket

$5.56 MYR 21.91

$4.81 MYR 18.96

15.59%

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

$118 MYR 465

$237 MYR 934

-50.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,241 MYR 16.7K

$6,252 MYR 24.6K

-32.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$109 MYR 428

$54.3 MYR 214

100.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.12 MYR 107

$29.00 MYR 114

-6.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.7 MYR 302

$62.5 MYR 246

22.75%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$79.4 MYR 313

$52.4 MYR 207

51.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$391 MYR 1,540

$394 MYR 1,552

-0.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$270 MYR 1,066

$230 MYR 907

17.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$642 MYR 2,529

$641 MYR 2,524

0.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$475 MYR 1,873

$517 MYR 2,037

-8.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,905 MYR 7,507

$2,335 MYR 9,201

-18.41%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$919 MYR 3,622

$1,191 MYR 4,691

-22.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$637 MYR 2,511

$974 MYR 3,839

-34.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.96

4.16

-4.81%

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

Last update for Muar: March 2, 2026

Last update for Penang: March 2, 2026

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