Cost of Living Comparison Between Petaling Jaya and Batu Pahat Cost of Living Comparison Between Petaling Jaya and Batu Pahat

🙂 Solo nomad: Petaling Jaya is 10.8% cheaper than Batu Pahat without rent, and 3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Petaling Jaya is 13.8% cheaper than Batu Pahat without rent, and 5.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.48 MYR 14.12

$2.32 MYR 9.42

50.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.63 MYR 75.6

$11.58 MYR 47.01

60.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.67 MYR 18.97

$3.74 MYR 15.19

24.87%

Cappuccino

$2.82 MYR 11.44

$2.31 MYR 9.38

22.08%

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

$0.73 MYR 2.98

$0.57 MYR 2.31

28.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.49

$0.34 MYR 1.38

8.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.46 MYR 14.04

$4.25 MYR 17.27

-18.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.19 MYR 21.08

$5.28 MYR 21.42

-1.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 MYR 7.76

$1.69 MYR 6.86

13.02%

White Bread (500g)

$1.01 MYR 4.11

$0.68 MYR 2.76

48.53%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.75 MYR 7.09

$0.72 MYR 2.93

143.06%

Eggs

$2.27 MYR 9.22

$1.90 MYR 7.70

19.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.56 MYR 42.88

$22.34 MYR 90.7

-52.73%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.44 MYR 13.95

$3.50 MYR 14.20

-1.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.23 MYR 33.41

$7.26 MYR 29.48

13.36%

Apples (1kg)

$2.69 MYR 10.90

$3.97 MYR 16.13

-32.24%

Banana (1kg)

$1.74 MYR 7.06

$0.96 MYR 3.88

81.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.48 MYR 10.09

$3.44 MYR 13.95

-27.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 4.85

$2.62 MYR 10.62

-54.58%

Potato (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 4.82

$0.45 MYR 1.82

164.44%

Onion (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.60

$0.49 MYR 2.00

181.63%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 MYR 3.63

$1.13 MYR 4.58

-20.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 MYR 2.41

$0.46 MYR 1.87

28.26%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.33 MYR 17.59

$4.36 MYR 17.70

-0.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.00 MYR 77.2

$18.82 MYR 76.4

0.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.69 MYR 10.91

$4.31 MYR 17.49

-37.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.83 MYR 15.54

$5.45 MYR 22.12

-29.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 MYR 3.03

$0.69 MYR 2.81

8.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.71 MYR 47.54

$11.98 MYR 48.63

-2.25%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 MYR 4.14

$1.16 MYR 4.72

-12.07%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 MYR 1.44

$1.11 MYR 4.49

-68.47%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.01 MYR 36.59

$4.41 MYR 17.90

104.31%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 2.02

$0.46 MYR 1.87

8.70%

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

$31.9K MYR 129.5K

$42.9K MYR 174.2K

-25.68%

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

$27.5K MYR 111.6K

$31.2K MYR 126.7K

-11.95%

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

$41.33 MYR 168

$73.6 MYR 299

-43.84%

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

$9.31 MYR 37.82

$9.68 MYR 39.30

-3.82%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.39 MYR 95.0

$20.84 MYR 84.6

12.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.06 MYR 150

$37.50 MYR 152

-1.17%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.33 MYR 29.75

$5.85 MYR 23.77

25.30%

Cinema Ticket

$4.80 MYR 19.51

$3.63 MYR 14.75

32.23%

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

$213 MYR 864

$69.8 MYR 283

205.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,234 MYR 33.4K

$4,259 MYR 17.3K

93.33%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.78 MYR 202

$111 MYR 449

-55.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.45 MYR 140

$27.29 MYR 111

26.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.1 MYR 220

$73.9 MYR 300

-26.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.92 MYR 199

$78.0 MYR 317

-37.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$454 MYR 1,843

$388 MYR 1,577

16.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$349 MYR 1,418

$268 MYR 1,088

30.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$835 MYR 3,388

$652 MYR 2,646

28.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$554 MYR 2,249

$464 MYR 1,886

19.28%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,218 MYR 13.1K

$1,442 MYR 5,855

123.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$759 MYR 3,081

$749 MYR 3,041

1.29%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,712 MYR 6,952

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.49

3.96

13.38%

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

Last update for Petaling Jaya: January 13, 2026

Last update for Batu Pahat: January 10, 2026

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