Cost of Living Comparison Between Penang and Selangor Cost of Living Comparison Between Penang and Selangor

🙂 Solo nomad: Penang is 3.3% cheaper than Selangor without rent, and 15.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Penang is 5.4% cheaper than Selangor without rent, and 2.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.97 MYR 12.54

$2.63 MYR 11.07

12.93%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.84 MYR 87.9

$23.78 MYR 100

-12.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.34 MYR 18.32

$3.82 MYR 16.13

13.61%

Cappuccino

$2.84 MYR 11.97

$2.23 MYR 9.39

27.35%

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

$0.69 MYR 2.89

$0.78 MYR 3.28

-11.54%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.52

$0.33 MYR 1.41

9.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.23 MYR 17.84

$4.32 MYR 18.21

-2.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.41 MYR 18.6

$5.4 MYR 22.78

-18.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 MYR 7.65

$1.82 MYR 7.69

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 MYR 4.18

$1 MYR 4.22

-1.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.04 MYR 8.62

$1.5 MYR 6.32

36.00%

Eggs

$2.05 MYR 8.63

$1.89 MYR 7.99

8.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.11 MYR 72.2

$14.43 MYR 60.8

18.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.23 MYR 22.05

$4.58 MYR 19.3

14.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.77 MYR 62.3

$9.63 MYR 40.61

53.37%

Apples (1kg)

$2.91 MYR 12.25

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 MYR 6.18

$1.57 MYR 6.62

-7.01%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.59 MYR 10.92

$2.73 MYR 11.51

-5.13%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.11 MYR 8.88

$1.47 MYR 6.18

43.54%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.98

$1.21 MYR 5.12

-2.48%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 5.1

$1.03 MYR 4.35

17.48%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.91 MYR 3.82

$1.12 MYR 4.72

-18.75%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 MYR 1.91

$0.56 MYR 2.35

-19.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.2 MYR 17.73

$4.29 MYR 18.11

-2.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.1 MYR 59.5

$17.8 MYR 75.1

-20.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.71 MYR 11.44

$3.4 MYR 14.34

-20.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.47 MYR 14.65

$4.31 MYR 18.19

-19.49%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.49 MYR 2.05

$0.68 MYR 2.87

-27.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.98 MYR 75.8

$11.79 MYR 49.74

52.50%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.72 MYR 3.04

$1.16 MYR 4.89

-37.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.5 MYR 2.1

$1.1 MYR 4.63

-54.55%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7 MYR 29.53

$4.39 MYR 18.53

59.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.96

$0.47 MYR 1.96

-2.13%

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

$33.6K MYR 141.7K

$39.5K MYR 166.8K

-15.05%

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

$27.1K MYR 114.3K

$31.2K MYR 131.4K

-13.07%

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

$39.21 MYR 165

$64.4 MYR 271

-39.07%

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

$10.33 MYR 43.55

$9.7 MYR 40.88

6.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.17 MYR 131

$25.84 MYR 109

20.63%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.59 MYR 137

$39.56 MYR 167

-17.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.59 MYR 23.59

$7.2 MYR 30.38

-22.36%

Cinema Ticket

$5.01 MYR 21.15

$5.21 MYR 21.96

-3.84%

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

$241 MYR 1,014

$119 MYR 501

102.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,174 MYR 26K

$4,288 MYR 18.1K

43.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.3 MYR 233

$60.4 MYR 255

-8.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.42 MYR 120

$37.97 MYR 160

-25.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.2 MYR 258

$76.2 MYR 321

-19.61%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.6 MYR 226

$79.8 MYR 336

-32.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 MYR 1,637

$448 MYR 1,889

-13.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$230 MYR 968

$349 MYR 1,472

-34.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$640 MYR 2,700

$840 MYR 3,540

-23.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$522 MYR 2,201

$477 MYR 2,011

9.47%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,431 MYR 10.3K

$2,708 MYR 11.4K

-10.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,481 MYR 6,247

$1,341 MYR 5,655

10.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,101 MYR 4,643

$960 MYR 4,047

14.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

3.96

5.05%

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

Last update for Penang: October 26, 2025

Last update for Selangor: October 27, 2025

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