| Restaurants | [ Edit ] Avg. |
Range |
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 8.00 RM |
5.00-10.00 |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 50.00 RM |
35.00-60.00 |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 13.00 RM |
11.00-15.00 |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 10.00 RM |
8.00-12.00 |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 10.00 RM |
8.00-15.00 |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 8.86 RM |
7.00-11.00 |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 2.00 RM |
1.80-2.20 |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.10 RM |
1.00-1.50 |
| Markets | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 23.58 RM |
20.82-34.07 |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 3.57 RM |
2.72-4.54 |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 2.22 RM |
2.00-2.49 |
| Eggs (12) | 4.30 RM |
4.00-5.00 |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 40.82 RM |
18.14-54.43 |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 4.91 RM |
3.18-5.90 |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 8.62 RM |
3.63-11.34 |
| Apples (1 lb) | 4.99 RM |
4.54-5.44 |
| Banana (1 lb) | 1.51 RM |
0.91-1.81 |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 4.54 RM |
4.54-5.44 |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 3.63 RM |
2.72-4.54 |
| Potato (1 lb) | 2.21 RM |
1.54-3.18 |
| Onion (1 lb) | 2.18 RM |
1.36-2.72 |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 2.50 RM |
1.00-7.00 |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 2.43 RM |
2.00-3.00 |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 52.50 RM |
45.00-70.00 |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 8.67 RM |
5.00-15.00 |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 11.00 RM |
8.00-16.00 |
| Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) | 16.00 RM |
15.00-17.00 |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.00 RM |
2.00-2.00 |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 80.00 RM |
60.00-100.00 |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 3.00 RM |
2.00-5.00 |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 4.02 RM |
3.22-4.83 |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 25.50 RM |
20.00-35.00 |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 7.96 RM |
6.81-9.46 |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 173,750.00 RM |
167,500.00-180,000.00 |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 120,000.00 RM |
75,000.00-137,000.00 |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 219.41 RM |
150.00-300.00 |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.27 RM |
0.15-0.50 |
| Internet (10 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 143.00 RM |
80.00-170.00 |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 115.43 RM |
80.00-180.00 |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 37.50 RM |
20.00-45.00 |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 14.00 RM |
13.00-15.00 |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 650.00 RM |
600.00-700.00 |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | ? |
|
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 228.00 RM |
190.00-250.00 |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 85.00 RM |
50.00-120.00 |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 233.33 RM |
200.00-300.00 |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 256.33 RM |
200.00-388.00 |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 833.33 RM |
800.00-1,000.00 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 700.00 RM |
600.00-800.00 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,566.67 RM |
1,100.00-2,500.00 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,016.67 RM |
700.00-1,200.00 |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 513.65 RM |
325.16-621.99 |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 277.74 RM |
232.26-350.00 |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] Avg. |
|
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 1,675.00 RM |
|
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly | 4.47 |
4.00-4.90 |
These data are based on 435 entries in the past 18 months from 47 different contributors.
Last update: May 2017
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