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

🙂 Solo nomad: Petaling Jaya is 5.8% cheaper than Taiping without rent, and 34.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Petaling Jaya is 12.7% more expensive than Taiping without rent, and 22.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.65 MYR 14.40

$1.85 MYR 7.32

97.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.95 MYR 74.8

$23.64 MYR 93.4

-19.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.74 MYR 18.71

$3.79 MYR 14.98

25.07%

Cappuccino

$2.81 MYR 11.11

$1.40 MYR 5.52

100.71%

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

$0.73 MYR 2.88

$0.56 MYR 2.22

30.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 MYR 1.58

$0.23 MYR 0.90

73.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.58 MYR 14.14

$2.81 MYR 11.08

27.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.97 MYR 19.62

$4.65 MYR 18.37

6.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.94 MYR 7.68

$1.50 MYR 5.91

29.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 MYR 3.72

$0.81 MYR 3.19

16.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.04

$0.58 MYR 2.31

206.90%

Eggs

$2.25 MYR 8.89

$1.31 MYR 5.16

71.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.55 MYR 41.66

$18.63 MYR 73.6

-43.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.55 MYR 14.03

$4.61 MYR 18.23

-22.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.89 MYR 31.18

$7.85 MYR 31.00

0.51%

Apples (1kg)

$2.79 MYR 11.01

$2.76 MYR 10.91

1.09%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 MYR 6.61

$1.72 MYR 6.81

-2.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.45 MYR 9.66

$2.45 MYR 9.67

Tomato (1kg)

$1.20 MYR 4.75

$1.60 MYR 6.33

-25.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.66

$1.04 MYR 4.10

13.46%

Onion (1kg)

$1.33 MYR 5.25

$0.99 MYR 3.93

34.34%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.95 MYR 3.77

$0.70 MYR 2.75

35.71%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 MYR 2.31

$0.48 MYR 1.91

20.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.26 MYR 16.83

$4.26 MYR 16.84

Wine (Bottle)

$20.10 MYR 79.4

$19.32 MYR 76.3

4.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.66 MYR 10.52

$3.75 MYR 14.82

-29.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.92 MYR 15.47

$5.38 MYR 21.26

-27.14%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.77 MYR 3.02

$0.93 MYR 3.67

-17.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.59 MYR 45.78

$8.48 MYR 33.51

36.67%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 MYR 4.05

$1.08 MYR 4.26

-4.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 MYR 1.39

$0.23 MYR 0.91

52.17%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.50 MYR 37.51

$4.40 MYR 17.39

115.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.83

$0.46 MYR 1.81

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

$31.5K MYR 124.5K

$31.7K MYR 125.2K

-0.55%

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

$28.4K MYR 112.1K

$27.5K MYR 108.6K

3.28%

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

$40.92 MYR 162

$73.1 MYR 289

-44.03%

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

$9.19 MYR 36.28

$5.06 MYR 20.00

81.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.78 MYR 90.0

$27.51 MYR 109

-17.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.50 MYR 144

$17.60 MYR 69.5

107.39%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.22 MYR 28.51

$2.32 MYR 9.16

211.21%

Cinema Ticket

$4.93 MYR 19.49

$4.36 MYR 17.21

13.07%

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

$211 MYR 833

$118 MYR 468

77.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,077 MYR 31.9K

$4,328 MYR 17.1K

86.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.40 MYR 195

$48.00 MYR 190

2.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.58 MYR 137

$30.00 MYR 118

15.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.3 MYR 210

$52.8 MYR 208

0.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.25 MYR 191

$48.05 MYR 190

0.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$465 MYR 1,835

$117 MYR 463

296.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$339 MYR 1,338

$119 MYR 472

183.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$829 MYR 3,274

$329 MYR 1,301

151.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$545 MYR 2,154

$257 MYR 1,016

112.13%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,253 MYR 12.8K

$1,812 MYR 7,157

79.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$803 MYR 3,172

$885 MYR 3,496

-9.28%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,811 MYR 7,151

$598 MYR 2,363

202.61%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.49

3.95

13.67%

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

Last update for Petaling Jaya: March 1, 2026

Last update for Taiping: March 1, 2026

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