Relocation · Education Cost
Malaysia International School Cost Calculator
1School and stage
"Overall range" uses the lowest to highest published tuition across all schools for that city and curriculum.
SST is charged to non-citizens only; Malaysian students are exempt.
2Family living costs
Without a parent in Malaysia, living costs are left out; boarding fees are charged separately by each school.
Estimated annual cost (tuition + SST + living costs)
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US dollars (US$) per year, approx.
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Not only for school families: also for people relocating alone, retirees and remote workers. A separate estimate of rent, food, transport and utilities in 5 cities.
Sources:
- Tuition: each school's official fee schedule and International Schools Database (61 schools in 5 cities, fees published for the 2025/26 to 2026/27 school years, cited school by school).
- SST: Royal Malaysian Customs Department, Service Tax Policy 4/2025 (June 29, 2025): 6% service tax, threshold of RM 60,000 per student per year, effective July 1, 2025, charged to non-citizens, Malaysian citizens exempt.
- Living costs: Numbeo cost-of-living pages for each city (Kuala Lumpur updated June 2026, Penang May 2026, Johor Bahru May 2026); household consumption is estimated.
- Exchange rate: fetched from this site's exchange-rate endpoint when the page loads, using the Google Finance USD/MYR rate first (updated every 6 hours), then a free FX API, then a reference rate of US$1 ≈ RM 4.06. US$ figures are approximate; check your bank's rate on the day.