Cost of Living Comparison Between Petaling Jaya and Bayan Lepas Cost of Living Comparison Between Petaling Jaya and Bayan Lepas

🙂 Solo nomad: Petaling Jaya is 24.1% cheaper than Bayan Lepas without rent, and 0.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Petaling Jaya is 27.4% cheaper than Bayan Lepas without rent, and 16.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.47 MYR 14.63

$3.49 MYR 14.71

-0.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.92 MYR 79.8

$18.51 MYR 78.1

2.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.6 MYR 19.4

$4.04 MYR 17.02

13.86%

Cappuccino

$2.72 MYR 11.47

$2.83 MYR 11.94

-3.89%

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

$0.73 MYR 3.07

$0.8 MYR 3.38

-8.75%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 MYR 1.66

$0.54 MYR 2.27

-27.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.47 MYR 14.62

$4.82 MYR 20.32

-28.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.92 MYR 20.75

$4.66 MYR 19.65

5.58%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.87 MYR 7.89

$2.37 MYR 10.01

-21.10%

White Bread (500g)

$0.95 MYR 4.01

$0.84 MYR 3.54

13.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.72 MYR 7.24

$1.36 MYR 5.74

26.47%

Eggs

$2.18 MYR 9.18

$1.73 MYR 7.32

26.01%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.64 MYR 44.87

$54.5 MYR 230

-80.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.39 MYR 14.3

$4.45 MYR 18.78

-23.82%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.19 MYR 34.54

$6.63 MYR 27.96

23.53%

Apples (1kg)

$2.79 MYR 11.76

$2.89 MYR 12.19

-3.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.75 MYR 7.37

$1.61 MYR 6.78

8.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.53 MYR 10.68

$2.93 MYR 12.35

-13.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 5.27

$1.16 MYR 4.88

7.76%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 MYR 4.75

$0.99 MYR 4.16

14.14%

Onion (1kg)

$1.4 MYR 5.89

$1 MYR 4.22

40.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.96 MYR 4.04

$0.61 MYR 2.59

57.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 MYR 2.45

$0.62 MYR 2.61

-6.45%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 MYR 18.01

$4.98 MYR 21

-14.26%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.88 MYR 79.6

$14.77 MYR 62.3

27.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.68 MYR 11.31

$2.87 MYR 12.09

-6.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.83 MYR 16.16

$1.31 MYR 5.51

192.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.71 MYR 2.99

$0.61 MYR 2.59

16.39%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.75 MYR 49.57

$14 MYR 59

-16.07%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 MYR 4.33

$1.57 MYR 6.62

-34.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 MYR 1.49

$0.98 MYR 4.14

-64.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.36 MYR 39.46

$5.76 MYR 24.29

62.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.07

$0.53 MYR 2.24

-7.55%

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

$31.3K MYR 132.2K

$35.4K MYR 149.4K

-11.53%

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

$28K MYR 118.2K

$28.8K MYR 121.3K

-2.56%

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

$41.58 MYR 175

$32.99 MYR 139

26.04%

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

$8.89 MYR 37.47

$11.04 MYR 46.55

-19.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.97 MYR 96.9

$30.25 MYR 128

-24.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.26 MYR 157

$31.85 MYR 134

16.99%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.23 MYR 30.5

$4.5 MYR 18.96

60.67%

Cinema Ticket

$5.08 MYR 21.43

$4.17 MYR 17.6

21.82%

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

$210 MYR 887

$232 MYR 977

-9.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,001 MYR 33.7K

$6,955 MYR 29.3K

15.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.01 MYR 207

$38.26 MYR 161

28.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.16 MYR 144

$26.28 MYR 111

29.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$55.2 MYR 233

$62.8 MYR 265

-12.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.06 MYR 203

$78 MYR 329

-38.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$455 MYR 1,917

$186 MYR 784

144.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$349 MYR 1,471

$214 MYR 903

62.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$823 MYR 3,471

$466 MYR 1,963

76.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$542 MYR 2,287

$565 MYR 2,382

-4.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,404 MYR 10.1K

$1,961 MYR 8,269

22.57%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$821 MYR 3,463

$1,016 MYR 4,283

-19.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,668 MYR 7,036

$907 MYR 3,826

83.90%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.49

3.3

36.06%

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

Last update for Petaling Jaya: October 27, 2025

Last update for Bayan Lepas: October 28, 2025

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