Cost of Living Comparison Between Seri Iskandar and Penang Cost of Living Comparison Between Seri Iskandar and Penang

🙂 Solo nomad: Seri Iskandar is 46.9% cheaper than Penang without rent, and 19.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Seri Iskandar is 44.3% cheaper than Penang without rent, and 42.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.63 MYR 11.09

$2.97 MYR 12.54

-11.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.46 MYR 120

$20.84 MYR 87.9

36.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.56 MYR 19.21

$4.34 MYR 18.32

5.07%

Cappuccino

$0.92 MYR 3.87

$2.84 MYR 11.97

-67.61%

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

$0.54 MYR 2.3

$0.69 MYR 2.89

-21.74%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MYR 1.14

$0.36 MYR 1.52

-25.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.78 MYR 11.73

$4.23 MYR 17.84

-34.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.49 MYR 14.73

$4.41 MYR 18.6

-20.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.56 MYR 6.6

$1.82 MYR 7.65

-14.29%

White Bread (500g)

$0.91 MYR 3.84

$0.99 MYR 4.18

-8.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.49 MYR 2.08

$2.04 MYR 8.62

-75.98%

Eggs

$1.93 MYR 8.13

$2.05 MYR 8.63

-5.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.21 MYR 21.99

$17.11 MYR 72.2

-69.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$1.93 MYR 8.14

$5.23 MYR 22.05

-63.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.27 MYR 18.02

$14.77 MYR 62.3

-71.09%

Apples (1kg)

$2.15 MYR 9.08

$2.91 MYR 12.25

-26.12%

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 MYR 6.83

$1.46 MYR 6.18

10.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.84 MYR 7.74

$2.59 MYR 10.92

-28.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.98 MYR 4.13

$2.11 MYR 8.88

-53.55%

Potato (1kg)

$0.57 MYR 2.4

$1.18 MYR 4.98

-51.69%

Onion (1kg)

$0.97 MYR 4.11

$1.21 MYR 5.1

-19.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.97 MYR 4.1

$0.91 MYR 3.82

6.59%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 MYR 2.44

$0.45 MYR 1.91

28.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.14 MYR 17.46

$4.2 MYR 17.73

-1.43%

Wine (Bottle)

$7 MYR 29.53

$14.1 MYR 59.5

-50.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.34 MYR 9.85

$2.71 MYR 11.44

-13.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.51 MYR 14.79

$3.47 MYR 14.65

1.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 MYR 4.4

$0.49 MYR 2.05

112.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.83 MYR 49.9

$17.98 MYR 75.8

-34.20%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.9 MYR 3.8

$0.72 MYR 3.04

25.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.1 MYR 4.66

$0.5 MYR 2.1

120.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.74 MYR 19.99

$7 MYR 29.53

-32.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 2

$0.46 MYR 1.96

2.17%

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

$18.9K MYR 79.6K

$33.6K MYR 141.7K

-43.82%

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

$18.8K MYR 79.2K

$27.1K MYR 114.3K

-30.67%

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

$65 MYR 274

$39.21 MYR 165

65.70%

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

$9.18 MYR 38.7

$10.33 MYR 43.55

-11.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$16.04 MYR 67.7

$31.17 MYR 131

-48.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.92 MYR 54.5

$32.59 MYR 137

-60.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.84 MYR 24.61

$5.59 MYR 23.59

4.47%

Cinema Ticket

$3.51 MYR 14.79

$5.01 MYR 21.15

-29.94%

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

$165 MYR 697

$241 MYR 1,014

-31.31%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,378 MYR 39.5K

$6,174 MYR 26K

51.90%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.56 MYR 69.8

$55.3 MYR 233

-70.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$8.06 MYR 33.98

$28.42 MYR 120

-71.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.5 MYR 251

$61.2 MYR 258

-2.91%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.15 MYR 148

$53.6 MYR 226

-34.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$384 MYR 1,618

$388 MYR 1,637

-1.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 MYR 1,121

$230 MYR 968

15.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$646 MYR 2,724

$640 MYR 2,700

0.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$156 MYR 657

$522 MYR 2,201

-70.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,820 MYR 7,676

$2,431 MYR 10.3K

-25.13%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,011 MYR 4,265

$1,481 MYR 6,247

-31.72%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$364 MYR 1,535

$1,101 MYR 4,643

-66.94%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

-51.92%

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

Last update for Seri Iskandar: October 27, 2025

Last update for Penang: October 26, 2025

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