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

🙂 Solo nomad: Petaling Jaya is 12.7% cheaper than Selangor without rent, and 8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Petaling Jaya is 15.7% cheaper than Selangor without rent, and 3.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.47 MYR 14.63

$2.63 MYR 11.07

31.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.92 MYR 79.8

$23.78 MYR 100

-20.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.6 MYR 19.4

$3.82 MYR 16.13

20.42%

Cappuccino

$2.72 MYR 11.47

$2.23 MYR 9.39

21.97%

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

$0.73 MYR 3.07

$0.78 MYR 3.28

-6.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 MYR 1.66

$0.33 MYR 1.41

18.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.47 MYR 14.62

$4.32 MYR 18.21

-19.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.92 MYR 20.75

$5.4 MYR 22.78

-8.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.87 MYR 7.89

$1.82 MYR 7.69

2.75%

White Bread (500g)

$0.95 MYR 4.01

$1 MYR 4.22

-5.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.72 MYR 7.24

$1.5 MYR 6.32

14.67%

Eggs

$2.18 MYR 9.18

$1.89 MYR 7.99

15.34%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.64 MYR 44.87

$14.43 MYR 60.8

-26.26%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.39 MYR 14.3

$4.58 MYR 19.3

-25.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.19 MYR 34.54

$9.63 MYR 40.61

-14.95%

Apples (1kg)

$2.79 MYR 11.76

$2.91 MYR 12.25

-4.12%

Banana (1kg)

$1.75 MYR 7.37

$1.57 MYR 6.62

11.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.53 MYR 10.68

$2.73 MYR 11.51

-7.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 5.27

$1.47 MYR 6.18

-14.97%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 MYR 4.75

$1.21 MYR 5.12

-6.61%

Onion (1kg)

$1.4 MYR 5.89

$1.03 MYR 4.35

35.92%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.96 MYR 4.04

$1.12 MYR 4.72

-14.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 MYR 2.45

$0.56 MYR 2.35

3.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 MYR 18.01

$4.29 MYR 18.11

-0.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.88 MYR 79.6

$17.8 MYR 75.1

6.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.68 MYR 11.31

$3.4 MYR 14.34

-21.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.83 MYR 16.16

$4.31 MYR 18.19

-11.14%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.71 MYR 2.99

$0.68 MYR 2.87

4.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.75 MYR 49.57

$11.79 MYR 49.74

-0.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 MYR 4.33

$1.16 MYR 4.89

-11.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 MYR 1.49

$1.1 MYR 4.63

-68.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.36 MYR 39.46

$4.39 MYR 18.53

113.21%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 2.07

$0.47 MYR 1.96

4.26%

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

$31.3K MYR 132.2K

$39.5K MYR 166.8K

-20.74%

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

$28K MYR 118.2K

$31.2K MYR 131.4K

-10.04%

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

$41.58 MYR 175

$64.4 MYR 271

-35.38%

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

$8.89 MYR 37.47

$9.7 MYR 40.88

-8.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.97 MYR 96.9

$25.84 MYR 109

-11.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.26 MYR 157

$39.56 MYR 167

-5.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.23 MYR 30.5

$7.2 MYR 30.38

0.42%

Cinema Ticket

$5.08 MYR 21.43

$5.21 MYR 21.96

-2.50%

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

$210 MYR 887

$119 MYR 501

77.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,001 MYR 33.7K

$4,288 MYR 18.1K

86.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.01 MYR 207

$60.4 MYR 255

-18.80%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.16 MYR 144

$37.97 MYR 160

-10.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$55.2 MYR 233

$76.2 MYR 321

-27.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.06 MYR 203

$79.8 MYR 336

-39.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$455 MYR 1,917

$448 MYR 1,889

1.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$349 MYR 1,471

$349 MYR 1,472

-0.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$823 MYR 3,471

$840 MYR 3,540

-1.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$542 MYR 2,287

$477 MYR 2,011

13.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,404 MYR 10.1K

$2,708 MYR 11.4K

-11.24%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$821 MYR 3,463

$1,341 MYR 5,655

-38.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,668 MYR 7,036

$960 MYR 4,047

73.85%

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: October 27, 2025

Last update for Selangor: October 27, 2025

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