Cost of Living Comparison Between Petaling Jaya and Shah Alam Cost of Living Comparison Between Petaling Jaya and Shah Alam

🙂 Solo nomad: Petaling Jaya is 3.6% cheaper than Shah Alam without rent, and 3.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Petaling Jaya is 7.5% cheaper than Shah Alam without rent, and 2.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.45 MYR 13.65

$3.10 MYR 12.23

11.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.09 MYR 75.4

$19.22 MYR 75.9

-0.68%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.58 MYR 18.09

$4.12 MYR 16.27

11.17%

Cappuccino

$2.82 MYR 11.12

$2.69 MYR 10.64

4.83%

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

$0.67 MYR 2.63

$0.73 MYR 2.90

-8.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 MYR 1.55

$0.36 MYR 1.43

8.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.44 MYR 13.61

$3.56 MYR 14.06

-3.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.21 MYR 20.59

$4.30 MYR 16.98

21.16%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.87 MYR 7.40

$1.83 MYR 7.22

2.19%

White Bread (500g)

$1.02 MYR 4.04

$0.97 MYR 3.81

5.15%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.79 MYR 7.06

$1.49 MYR 5.90

20.13%

Eggs

$2.26 MYR 8.93

$2.15 MYR 8.50

5.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.46 MYR 41.33

$13.93 MYR 55.0

-24.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.39 MYR 13.39

$5.08 MYR 20.05

-33.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.22 MYR 32.47

$8.30 MYR 32.78

-0.96%

Apples (1kg)

$2.63 MYR 10.40

$2.92 MYR 11.52

-9.93%

Banana (1kg)

$1.68 MYR 6.65

$1.46 MYR 5.79

15.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.47 MYR 9.75

$2.56 MYR 10.12

-3.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.24 MYR 4.91

Potato (1kg)

$1.14 MYR 4.50

$1.19 MYR 4.68

-4.20%

Onion (1kg)

$1.34 MYR 5.30

$1.34 MYR 5.31

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 MYR 3.76

$0.97 MYR 3.84

-2.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.62 MYR 2.45

$0.52 MYR 2.05

19.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 MYR 17.20

$4.24 MYR 16.75

2.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.85 MYR 78.4

$19.00 MYR 75.0

4.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.69 MYR 10.64

$2.60 MYR 10.26

3.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.93 MYR 15.52

$3.97 MYR 15.69

-1.01%

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

$15.02 MYR 59.3

-22.70%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.98 MYR 3.89

$0.95 MYR 3.76

3.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.33 MYR 1.29

$0.55 MYR 2.16

-40.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.45 MYR 37.35

$6.99 MYR 27.63

35.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.85

$0.50 MYR 1.96

-6.00%

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

$31.1K MYR 122.7K

$34.0K MYR 134.3K

-8.65%

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

$28.0K MYR 110.5K

$27.4K MYR 108.4K

1.98%

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

$40.62 MYR 160

$41.42 MYR 164

-1.93%

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

$9.08 MYR 35.87

$10.06 MYR 39.73

-9.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.14 MYR 91.4

$29.86 MYR 118

-22.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.14 MYR 147

$38.36 MYR 152

-3.18%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.19 MYR 28.39

$5.82 MYR 23.00

23.54%

Cinema Ticket

$4.93 MYR 19.47

$6.19 MYR 24.43

-20.36%

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

$211 MYR 833

$214 MYR 844

-1.32%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,152 MYR 32.2K

$6,149 MYR 24.3K

32.58%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.59 MYR 196

$48.45 MYR 191

2.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.85 MYR 138

$34.94 MYR 138

-0.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.7 MYR 216

$62.3 MYR 246

-12.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$49.12 MYR 194

$48.82 MYR 193

0.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$455 MYR 1,798

$358 MYR 1,415

27.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$347 MYR 1,371

$263 MYR 1,038

32.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$828 MYR 3,271

$575 MYR 2,269

44.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$536 MYR 2,118

$473 MYR 1,870

13.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,238 MYR 12.8K

$1,530 MYR 6,044

111.61%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$217 MYR 856

$1,229 MYR 4,856

-82.38%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,792 MYR 7,079

$1,254 MYR 4,954

42.88%

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 Shah Alam: April 11, 2026

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