Cost of Living Comparison Between Petaling Jaya and Putra Heights Cost of Living Comparison Between Petaling Jaya and Putra Heights

🙂 Solo nomad: Petaling Jaya is 8.6% cheaper than Putra Heights without rent, and 1.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Petaling Jaya is 9.5% cheaper than Putra Heights without rent, and 0.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.65 MYR 14.40

$3.47 MYR 13.71

5.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.95 MYR 74.8

$18.66 MYR 73.7

1.55%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.74 MYR 18.71

$4.59 MYR 18.15

3.27%

Cappuccino

$2.81 MYR 11.11

$2.88 MYR 11.37

-2.43%

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

$0.73 MYR 2.88

$0.79 MYR 3.14

-7.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 MYR 1.58

$0.45 MYR 1.79

-11.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.58 MYR 14.14

$4.18 MYR 16.51

-14.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.97 MYR 19.62

$5.71 MYR 22.57

-12.96%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.94 MYR 7.68

$1.88 MYR 7.42

3.19%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 MYR 3.72

$0.95 MYR 3.76

-1.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.04

$1.25 MYR 4.92

42.40%

Eggs

$2.25 MYR 8.89

$1.82 MYR 7.17

23.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.55 MYR 41.66

$14.45 MYR 57.1

-26.99%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.55 MYR 14.03

$4.70 MYR 18.56

-24.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.89 MYR 31.18

$9.49 MYR 37.48

-16.86%

Apples (1kg)

$2.79 MYR 11.01

$2.98 MYR 11.77

-6.38%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 MYR 6.61

$1.51 MYR 5.95

10.60%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.45 MYR 9.66

$2.62 MYR 10.34

-6.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.75

$1.52 MYR 6.00

-21.05%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.66

$1.28 MYR 5.05

-7.81%

Onion (1kg)

$1.33 MYR 5.25

$1.40 MYR 5.53

-5.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 MYR 3.77

$1.20 MYR 4.75

-20.83%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 MYR 2.31

$0.52 MYR 2.07

11.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.26 MYR 16.83

$4.36 MYR 17.22

-2.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.10 MYR 79.4

$14.89 MYR 58.8

34.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.66 MYR 10.52

$2.82 MYR 11.14

-5.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.92 MYR 15.47

$2.87 MYR 11.32

36.59%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.77 MYR 3.02

$0.70 MYR 2.75

10.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.59 MYR 45.78

$11.69 MYR 46.18

-0.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 MYR 4.05

$1.15 MYR 4.56

-10.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 MYR 1.39

$0.99 MYR 3.91

-64.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.50 MYR 37.51

$4.69 MYR 18.54

102.56%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.83

$0.49 MYR 1.94

-6.12%

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

$31.5K MYR 124.5K

$35.0K MYR 138.1K

-9.85%

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

$28.4K MYR 112.1K

$33.2K MYR 131.0K

-14.39%

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

$40.92 MYR 162

$64.6 MYR 255

-36.61%

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

$9.19 MYR 36.28

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.78 MYR 90.0

$25.55 MYR 101

-10.84%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.50 MYR 144

$37.53 MYR 148

-2.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.22 MYR 28.51

$5.91 MYR 23.34

22.17%

Cinema Ticket

$4.93 MYR 19.49

$5.13 MYR 20.28

-3.90%

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

$211 MYR 833

$190 MYR 750

11.07%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,077 MYR 31.9K

$6,800 MYR 26.9K

18.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.40 MYR 195

$61.9 MYR 244

-20.13%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.58 MYR 137

$18.73 MYR 74.0

84.62%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.3 MYR 210

$73.4 MYR 290

-27.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.25 MYR 191

$39.61 MYR 156

21.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$465 MYR 1,835

$389 MYR 1,536

19.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$339 MYR 1,338

$269 MYR 1,062

25.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$829 MYR 3,274

$635 MYR 2,508

30.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$545 MYR 2,154

$476 MYR 1,882

14.47%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,253 MYR 12.8K

$1,951 MYR 7,707

66.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$803 MYR 3,172

$914 MYR 3,611

-12.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,811 MYR 7,151

$1,130 MYR 4,462

60.27%

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 Putra Heights: March 3, 2026

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