Cost of living comparison
compared to
Malaysia vs. Sungai Petani Cost of Living Summary
Malaysia is 14.6% more expensive than Sungai Petani.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.4% more in Malaysia
- Groceries
-
pay 20.2% more in Malaysia
- Transportation
-
pay 11.9% more in Malaysia
- Housing
-
pay 11.7% more in Malaysia
- Childcare
-
pay 14.5% less in Malaysia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.2% more in Malaysia
- Clothing
-
pay 4.2% more in Malaysia
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and clothing in Malaysia are more expensive than in Sungai Petani.
Malaysia vs. Sungai Petani Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Sungai Petani, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
|
Sungai Petani
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.55
MYR14.61
|
$3.22
MYR13.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
MYR17.54
|
$4.41
MYR18.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MYR1.95
|
$0.73
MYR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
MYR0.97
|
$0.39
MYR1.62
|
|
Sungai Petani vs. Malaysia - Cost of restaurants
pay 20.2% more for groceries
|
Sungai Petani
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
MYR2.92
|
$1.02
MYR4.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MYR19.33
|
$7.79
MYR32.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.04
MYR28.94
|
$6.67
MYR27.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
MYR8.55
|
$1.99
MYR8.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
MYR6.63
|
$1.93
MYR7.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
MYR4.36
|
$1.28
MYR5.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MYR2.87
|
$0.67
MYR2.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR4.64
|
$1.29
MYR5.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
MYR2.68
|
$0.73
MYR3.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
MYR1.53
|
$0.53
MYR2.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MYR2.05
|
$0.59
MYR2.41
|
|
Sungai Petani vs. Malaysia - Cost of groceries
pay 11.9% more for transportation
|
Sungai Petani
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
MYR7.56
|
$1.86
MYR7.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.26
MYR62.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,767.77
MYR138,819.31
|
$35,849.31
MYR147,376.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
MYR20.85
|
$6.52
MYR26.79
|
|
Sungai Petani vs. Malaysia - Cost of transportation
pay 11.7% more for housing
|
Sungai Petani
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.78
MYR126.52
|
$27.18
MYR111.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$349.73
MYR1,437.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$247.40
MYR1,017.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.46
MYR104.65
|
$34.37
MYR141.31
|
|
Sungai Petani vs. Malaysia - Cost of housing
pay 14.5% less for childcare
|
Sungai Petani
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.34
MYR983.91
|
$170.62
MYR701.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
MYR25,693.75
|
$6,229.51
MYR25,609.50
|
|
Sungai Petani vs. Malaysia - Cost of childcare
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sungai Petani
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
MYR17.54
|
$3.72
MYR15.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
MYR6.82
|
$2.63
MYR10.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
MYR16.95
|
$4.18
MYR17.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.96
MYR77.93
|
$36.40
MYR149.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.84
MYR11.69
|
$4.62
MYR18.97
|
|
Sungai Petani vs. Malaysia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.2% more for clothing
|
Sungai Petani
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.09
MYR226.49
|
$59.37
MYR244.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.03
MYR119.34
|
$29.69
MYR122.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.09
MYR292.25
|
$70.68
MYR290.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.02
MYR217.97
|
$56.86
MYR233.75
|
|
Sungai Petani vs. Malaysia - Cost of clothing
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