Cost of Living Comparison Between Penang and Serdang Cost of Living Comparison Between Penang and Serdang

🙂 Solo nomad: Penang is 12.8% cheaper than Serdang without rent, and 12.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Penang is 1.5% cheaper than Serdang without rent, and 2.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.97 MYR 12.54

$4.74 MYR 20

-37.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.84 MYR 87.9

$28.11 MYR 119

-25.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.34 MYR 18.32

$4.74 MYR 19.98

-8.44%

Cappuccino

$2.84 MYR 11.97

$3.09 MYR 13.04

-8.09%

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

$0.69 MYR 2.89

$0.92 MYR 3.89

-25.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.52

$0.5 MYR 2.09

-28.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.23 MYR 17.84

$4.23 MYR 17.83

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.41 MYR 18.6

$5.9 MYR 24.88

-25.25%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 MYR 7.65

$2.04 MYR 8.61

-10.78%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 MYR 4.18

$1.05 MYR 4.41

-5.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.04 MYR 8.62

$1.74 MYR 7.32

17.24%

Eggs

$2.05 MYR 8.63

$2.19 MYR 9.23

-6.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.11 MYR 72.2

$14.43 MYR 60.9

18.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.23 MYR 22.05

$4.75 MYR 20.05

10.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.77 MYR 62.3

$9.63 MYR 40.62

53.37%

Apples (1kg)

$2.91 MYR 12.25

$3.01 MYR 12.68

-3.32%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 MYR 6.18

$1.56 MYR 6.58

-6.41%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.59 MYR 10.92

$2.61 MYR 11.01

-0.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.11 MYR 8.88

$1.46 MYR 6.15

44.52%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.98

$1.28 MYR 5.42

-7.81%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 5.1

$1.33 MYR 5.61

-9.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.91 MYR 3.82

$1.21 MYR 5.11

-24.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 MYR 1.91

$0.64 MYR 2.68

-29.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.2 MYR 17.73

$4.33 MYR 18.26

-3.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.1 MYR 59.5

$17.6 MYR 74.2

-19.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.71 MYR 11.44

$3.33 MYR 14.06

-18.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.47 MYR 14.65

$4.24 MYR 17.87

-18.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.49 MYR 2.05

$0.73 MYR 3.09

-32.88%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.98 MYR 75.8

$11.84 MYR 49.94

51.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.72 MYR 3.04

$1.16 MYR 4.9

-37.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.5 MYR 2.1

$1.1 MYR 4.64

-54.55%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7 MYR 29.53

$4.64 MYR 19.57

50.86%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.96

$0.5 MYR 2.12

-8.00%

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

$33.6K MYR 141.7K

$40K MYR 168.7K

-16.05%

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

$27.1K MYR 114.3K

$33K MYR 139.1K

-17.83%

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

$39.21 MYR 165

$63.2 MYR 267

-37.99%

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

$10.33 MYR 43.55

$11.27 MYR 47.52

-8.34%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.17 MYR 131

$25.67 MYR 108

21.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.59 MYR 137

$37.07 MYR 156

-12.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.59 MYR 23.59

$5.75 MYR 24.23

-2.78%

Cinema Ticket

$5.01 MYR 21.15

$5.09 MYR 21.48

-1.57%

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

$241 MYR 1,014

$263 MYR 1,108

-8.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,174 MYR 26K

$9,424 MYR 39.7K

-34.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.3 MYR 233

$61.3 MYR 259

-9.79%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.42 MYR 120

$37.24 MYR 157

-23.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.2 MYR 258

$86.3 MYR 364

-29.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.6 MYR 226

$79.3 MYR 335

-32.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 MYR 1,637

$385 MYR 1,622

0.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$230 MYR 968

$269 MYR 1,133

-14.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$640 MYR 2,700

$648 MYR 2,731

-1.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$522 MYR 2,201

$477 MYR 2,011

9.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,431 MYR 10.3K

$1,658 MYR 6,993

46.61%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,481 MYR 6,247

$1,025 MYR 4,322

44.54%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,101 MYR 4,643

$966 MYR 4,075

13.94%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

4.47

-6.94%

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

Last update for Penang: October 26, 2025

Last update for Serdang: October 27, 2025

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