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

🙂 Solo nomad: Petaling Jaya is 4.5% cheaper than Rawang without rent, and 5.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Petaling Jaya is 11.2% cheaper than Rawang without rent, and 0.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.45 MYR 13.65

$3.01 MYR 11.89

14.62%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.09 MYR 75.4

$20.98 MYR 82.9

-9.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.58 MYR 18.09

$4.14 MYR 16.36

10.63%

Cappuccino

$2.82 MYR 11.12

$2.97 MYR 11.73

-5.05%

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

$0.67 MYR 2.63

$0.89 MYR 3.53

-24.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 MYR 1.55

$0.34 MYR 1.33

14.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.44 MYR 13.61

$4.16 MYR 16.42

-17.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.21 MYR 20.59

$4.46 MYR 17.61

16.82%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.87 MYR 7.40

$1.81 MYR 7.15

3.31%

White Bread (500g)

$1.02 MYR 4.04

$1.00 MYR 3.95

2.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.79 MYR 7.06

$1.67 MYR 6.60

7.19%

Eggs

$2.26 MYR 8.93

$2.15 MYR 8.50

5.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.46 MYR 41.33

$14.52 MYR 57.3

-27.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.39 MYR 13.39

$4.59 MYR 18.14

-26.14%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.22 MYR 32.47

$9.71 MYR 38.34

-15.35%

Apples (1kg)

$2.63 MYR 10.40

$2.79 MYR 11.02

-5.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.68 MYR 6.65

$1.46 MYR 5.75

15.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.47 MYR 9.75

$2.70 MYR 10.68

-8.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.24 MYR 4.91

$1.51 MYR 5.98

-17.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.14 MYR 4.50

$1.18 MYR 4.68

-3.39%

Onion (1kg)

$1.34 MYR 5.30

$1.16 MYR 4.58

15.52%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 MYR 3.76

$0.96 MYR 3.80

-1.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.62 MYR 2.45

$0.49 MYR 1.94

26.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 MYR 17.20

$4.27 MYR 16.86

1.87%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.85 MYR 78.4

$19.17 MYR 75.7

3.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.69 MYR 10.64

$2.61 MYR 10.29

3.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.93 MYR 15.52

$3.38 MYR 13.35

16.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 MYR 2.98

$0.69 MYR 2.72

8.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.61 MYR 45.86

$11.98 MYR 47.32

-3.09%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.98 MYR 3.89

$0.73 MYR 2.89

34.25%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 MYR 1.29

$0.50 MYR 1.98

-34.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.45 MYR 37.35

$4.80 MYR 18.94

96.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.85

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

$31.1K MYR 122.7K

$33.4K MYR 132.0K

-7.08%

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

$28.0K MYR 110.5K

$27.0K MYR 106.5K

3.78%

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

$40.62 MYR 160

$39.37 MYR 156

3.18%

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

$9.08 MYR 35.87

$10.15 MYR 40.08

-10.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.14 MYR 91.4

$25.14 MYR 99.3

-7.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.14 MYR 147

$37.43 MYR 148

-0.77%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.19 MYR 28.39

$5.99 MYR 23.67

20.03%

Cinema Ticket

$4.93 MYR 19.47

$5.01 MYR 19.78

-1.60%

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

$211 MYR 833

$237 MYR 937

-11.09%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,152 MYR 32.2K

$6,081 MYR 24.0K

34.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.59 MYR 196

$54.8 MYR 217

-9.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.85 MYR 138

$28.51 MYR 113

22.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.7 MYR 216

$61.5 MYR 243

-11.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$49.12 MYR 194

$51.7 MYR 204

-5.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$455 MYR 1,798

$387 MYR 1,528

17.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$347 MYR 1,371

$265 MYR 1,047

31.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$828 MYR 3,271

$638 MYR 2,519

29.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$536 MYR 2,118

$473 MYR 1,867

13.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,238 MYR 12.8K

$1,772 MYR 6,998

82.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$217 MYR 856

$892 MYR 3,523

-75.71%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,792 MYR 7,079

$1,230 MYR 4,859

45.67%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.49

4.16

7.93%

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

Last update for Petaling Jaya: April 13, 2026

Last update for Rawang: April 13, 2026

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