Cost of Living Comparison Between Petaling Jaya and Cheras Cost of Living Comparison Between Petaling Jaya and Cheras

🙂 Solo nomad: Petaling Jaya is 14.3% cheaper than Cheras without rent, and 6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Petaling Jaya is 10.5% cheaper than Cheras without rent, and 3.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.65 MYR 14.40

$3.45 MYR 13.62

5.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.95 MYR 74.8

$18.81 MYR 74.3

0.74%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.74 MYR 18.71

$4.57 MYR 18.05

3.72%

Cappuccino

$2.81 MYR 11.11

$2.92 MYR 11.54

-3.77%

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

$0.73 MYR 2.88

$0.80 MYR 3.16

-8.75%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 MYR 1.58

$0.49 MYR 1.94

-18.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.58 MYR 14.14

$4.60 MYR 18.16

-22.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.97 MYR 19.62

$6.62 MYR 26.17

-24.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.94 MYR 7.68

$1.82 MYR 7.17

6.59%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 MYR 3.72

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.04

$1.23 MYR 4.87

44.72%

Eggs

$2.25 MYR 8.89

$2.10 MYR 8.30

7.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.55 MYR 41.66

$15.59 MYR 61.6

-32.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.55 MYR 14.03

$3.68 MYR 14.53

-3.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.89 MYR 31.18

$7.34 MYR 28.98

7.49%

Apples (1kg)

$2.79 MYR 11.01

$2.68 MYR 10.57

4.10%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 MYR 6.61

$1.75 MYR 6.92

-4.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.45 MYR 9.66

$2.46 MYR 9.70

-0.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.75

$1.27 MYR 5.00

-5.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.66

$1.53 MYR 6.05

-22.88%

Onion (1kg)

$1.33 MYR 5.25

$1.40 MYR 5.52

-5.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 MYR 3.77

$0.89 MYR 3.52

6.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 MYR 2.31

$0.52 MYR 2.05

11.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.26 MYR 16.83

$4.16 MYR 16.43

2.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.10 MYR 79.4

$14.58 MYR 57.6

37.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.66 MYR 10.52

$2.72 MYR 10.76

-2.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.92 MYR 15.47

$3.90 MYR 15.41

0.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.77 MYR 3.02

$0.49 MYR 1.95

57.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.59 MYR 45.78

$11.97 MYR 47.27

-3.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 MYR 4.05

$0.99 MYR 3.91

4.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 MYR 1.39

$0.99 MYR 3.90

-64.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.50 MYR 37.51

$9.05 MYR 35.77

4.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.83

$0.47 MYR 1.84

-2.13%

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

$31.5K MYR 124.5K

$47.9K MYR 189.3K

-34.22%

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

$28.4K MYR 112.1K

$30.7K MYR 121.4K

-7.64%

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

$40.92 MYR 162

$40.84 MYR 161

0.20%

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

$9.19 MYR 36.28

$9.05 MYR 35.75

1.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.78 MYR 90.0

$31.17 MYR 123

-26.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.50 MYR 144

$40.54 MYR 160

-9.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.22 MYR 28.51

$5.86 MYR 23.15

23.21%

Cinema Ticket

$4.93 MYR 19.49

$4.97 MYR 19.64

-0.80%

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

$211 MYR 833

$185 MYR 731

13.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,077 MYR 31.9K

$6,853 MYR 27.1K

17.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.40 MYR 195

$64.1 MYR 253

-22.88%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.58 MYR 137

$33.70 MYR 133

2.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.3 MYR 210

$74.3 MYR 293

-28.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.25 MYR 191

$49.44 MYR 195

-2.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$465 MYR 1,835

$373 MYR 1,474

24.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$339 MYR 1,338

$237 MYR 938

42.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$829 MYR 3,274

$650 MYR 2,569

27.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$545 MYR 2,154

$420 MYR 1,658

29.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,253 MYR 12.8K

$1,650 MYR 6,519

97.10%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$803 MYR 3,172

$910 MYR 3,593

-11.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,811 MYR 7,151

$1,542 MYR 6,091

17.41%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.49

4.07

10.32%

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

Last update for Petaling Jaya: March 1, 2026

Last update for Cheras: March 1, 2026

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