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

🙂 Solo nomad: Petaling Jaya is 11.3% cheaper than Serdang without rent, and 5.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Petaling Jaya is 17.3% cheaper than Serdang without rent, and 7.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.65 MYR 14.40

$4.60 MYR 18.17

-20.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.95 MYR 74.8

$27.71 MYR 109

-31.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.74 MYR 18.71

$4.82 MYR 19.05

-1.66%

Cappuccino

$2.81 MYR 11.11

$2.98 MYR 11.76

-5.70%

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

$0.73 MYR 2.88

$0.87 MYR 3.43

-16.09%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 MYR 1.58

$0.53 MYR 2.11

-24.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.58 MYR 14.14

$4.30 MYR 16.98

-16.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.97 MYR 19.62

$6.04 MYR 23.84

-17.72%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.94 MYR 7.68

$2.01 MYR 7.93

-3.48%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 MYR 3.72

$1.01 MYR 4.00

-6.93%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.04

$1.67 MYR 6.61

6.59%

Eggs

$2.25 MYR 8.89

$2.20 MYR 8.69

2.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.55 MYR 41.66

$14.65 MYR 57.9

-27.99%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.55 MYR 14.03

$4.61 MYR 18.20

-22.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.89 MYR 31.18

$9.63 MYR 38.02

-18.07%

Apples (1kg)

$2.79 MYR 11.01

$2.87 MYR 11.34

-2.79%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 MYR 6.61

$1.58 MYR 6.24

5.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.45 MYR 9.66

$2.70 MYR 10.67

-9.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.75

$1.53 MYR 6.06

-21.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.66

$1.22 MYR 4.81

-3.28%

Onion (1kg)

$1.33 MYR 5.25

$1.40 MYR 5.55

-5.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 MYR 3.77

$1.16 MYR 4.57

-18.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 MYR 2.31

$0.66 MYR 2.63

-12.12%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.26 MYR 16.83

$4.12 MYR 16.26

3.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.10 MYR 79.4

$18.79 MYR 74.2

6.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.66 MYR 10.52

$3.35 MYR 13.22

-20.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.92 MYR 15.47

$4.31 MYR 17.01

-9.05%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.77 MYR 3.02

$0.68 MYR 2.69

13.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.59 MYR 45.78

$11.95 MYR 47.18

-3.01%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 MYR 4.05

$1.15 MYR 4.53

-10.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 MYR 1.39

$1.14 MYR 4.49

-69.30%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.50 MYR 37.51

$4.73 MYR 18.67

100.85%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.83

$0.51 MYR 2.00

-9.80%

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

$31.5K MYR 124.5K

$40.7K MYR 160.8K

-22.56%

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

$28.4K MYR 112.1K

$32.7K MYR 129.4K

-13.33%

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

$40.92 MYR 162

$63.6 MYR 251

-35.68%

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

$9.19 MYR 36.28

$11.43 MYR 45.14

-19.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.78 MYR 90.0

$25.76 MYR 102

-11.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.50 MYR 144

$36.30 MYR 143

0.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.22 MYR 28.51

$5.85 MYR 23.09

23.42%

Cinema Ticket

$4.93 MYR 19.49

$5.24 MYR 20.68

-5.92%

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

$211 MYR 833

$271 MYR 1,072

-22.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,077 MYR 31.9K

$9,505 MYR 37.5K

-15.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.40 MYR 195

$61.4 MYR 243

-19.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.58 MYR 137

$37.59 MYR 148

-8.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.3 MYR 210

$87.4 MYR 345

-39.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.25 MYR 191

$82.0 MYR 324

-41.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$465 MYR 1,835

$384 MYR 1,517

20.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$339 MYR 1,338

$266 MYR 1,049

27.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$829 MYR 3,274

$653 MYR 2,579

26.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$545 MYR 2,154

$470 MYR 1,856

16.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,253 MYR 12.8K

$1,887 MYR 7,454

72.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$803 MYR 3,172

$861 MYR 3,402

-6.78%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,811 MYR 7,151

$1,016 MYR 4,013

78.20%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.49

4.47

0.45%

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

Last update for Petaling Jaya: March 1, 2026

Last update for Serdang: March 2, 2026

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