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

🙂 Solo nomad: Petaling Jaya is 15.7% cheaper than Seremban without rent, and 12.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Petaling Jaya is 5.1% cheaper than Seremban without rent, and 9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.65 MYR 14.36

$2.92 MYR 11.50

25.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.95 MYR 74.6

$18.50 MYR 72.9

2.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.74 MYR 18.66

$3.62 MYR 14.25

30.94%

Cappuccino

$2.81 MYR 11.09

$2.81 MYR 11.05

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

$0.73 MYR 2.88

$0.84 MYR 3.33

-13.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 MYR 1.57

$0.49 MYR 1.93

-18.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.58 MYR 14.11

$3.56 MYR 14.04

0.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.97 MYR 19.57

$6.42 MYR 25.31

-22.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.94 MYR 7.66

$1.68 MYR 6.61

15.48%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 MYR 3.72

$1.00 MYR 3.95

-6.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.02

$1.25 MYR 4.93

42.40%

Eggs

$2.25 MYR 8.86

$1.86 MYR 7.33

20.97%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.55 MYR 41.55

$14.81 MYR 58.3

-28.76%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.55 MYR 13.99

$3.90 MYR 15.38

-8.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.89 MYR 31.10

$8.60 MYR 33.88

-8.26%

Apples (1kg)

$2.79 MYR 10.98

$3.55 MYR 14.00

-21.41%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 MYR 6.59

$1.15 MYR 4.55

45.22%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.45 MYR 9.64

$2.57 MYR 10.11

-4.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.73

$1.68 MYR 6.63

-28.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.65

$1.08 MYR 4.26

9.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.33 MYR 5.24

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 MYR 3.76

$1.33 MYR 5.26

-28.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 MYR 2.30

$0.51 MYR 2.03

13.73%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.26 MYR 16.79

$4.33 MYR 17.04

-1.62%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.10 MYR 79.2

$14.51 MYR 57.2

38.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.66 MYR 10.49

$2.76 MYR 10.88

-3.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.92 MYR 15.43

$4.33 MYR 17.07

-9.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.77 MYR 3.01

$1.11 MYR 4.37

-30.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.59 MYR 45.67

$11.70 MYR 46.10

-0.94%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 MYR 4.04

$0.73 MYR 2.88

41.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 MYR 1.39

$0.92 MYR 3.61

-61.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.50 MYR 37.41

$4.75 MYR 18.73

100.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.82

$0.47 MYR 1.83

-2.13%

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

$31.5K MYR 124.2K

$49.3K MYR 194.1K

-36.02%

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

$28.4K MYR 111.8K

$32.9K MYR 129.5K

-13.67%

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

$40.92 MYR 161

$37.34 MYR 147

9.59%

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

$9.19 MYR 36.19

$9.15 MYR 36.05

0.44%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.78 MYR 89.7

$25.55 MYR 101

-10.84%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.50 MYR 144

$55.9 MYR 220

-34.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.22 MYR 28.44

$5.75 MYR 22.64

25.57%

Cinema Ticket

$4.93 MYR 19.44

$4.20 MYR 16.56

17.38%

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

$211 MYR 830

$185 MYR 731

13.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,077 MYR 31.8K

$4,509 MYR 17.8K

79.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.40 MYR 195

$64.1 MYR 252

-22.88%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.58 MYR 136

$18.96 MYR 74.7

82.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.3 MYR 210

$71.7 MYR 282

-25.69%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.25 MYR 190

$40.28 MYR 159

19.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$465 MYR 1,830

$260 MYR 1,025

78.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$339 MYR 1,335

$191 MYR 754

77.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$829 MYR 3,266

$430 MYR 1,695

92.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$545 MYR 2,149

$354 MYR 1,393

54.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,253 MYR 12.8K

$1,403 MYR 5,527

131.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$803 MYR 3,164

$954 MYR 3,760

-15.85%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,811 MYR 7,133

$622 MYR 2,452

190.95%

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 Seremban: March 1, 2026

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