Cost of Living in Butterworth

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$671
$1703
🛋️ Without rent
$354
$1064
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$317
$639
🍽️ Food
$270
$689
🚐 Transport
$15.3
$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$937
😀 Quality of life
44
🏙️ Population
80.4K

The average cost of living in Butterworth is $671, which is in the top 23% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 7113th out of 9294 in our global list and 14th out of 34 in Malaysia.

The median after-tax salary is $937, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months. Ranked 6590th (TOP 71%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 23rd best city to live in Malaysia. With an estimated population of 80.4K, Butterworth is the 32nd largest city in Malaysia.

✈️ Closest airport 8 km RMAF Butterworth Air Base
😷 Air quality Moderate 19.8 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 703 University of Science, Malaysia
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Prices in Butterworth

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.31
 Cappuccino
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5523

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