Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 37.1% cheaper than Barcelona.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.5% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Groceries
-
pay 15.3% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Transportation
-
pay 41.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Housing
-
pay 55.0% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Childcare
-
pay 43.9% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.1% less in Kuala Lumpur
- Clothing
-
pay 22.1% less in Kuala Lumpur
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Barcelona, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
|
Barcelona
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.15
€14.67
|
$4.54
MYR19.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.09
|
$4.54
MYR19.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.17
|
$0.84
MYR3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.63
|
$0.53
MYR2.27
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
|
Barcelona
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
€1.55
|
$0.95
MYR4.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.89
€6.75
|
$7.58
MYR32.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
€3.67
|
$7.22
MYR30.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€2.79
|
$2.36
MYR10.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.15
€3.55
|
$1.94
MYR8.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$1.24
MYR5.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.69
MYR2.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.86
|
$1.25
MYR5.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.97
|
$0.63
MYR2.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.72
|
$0.47
MYR1.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.69
|
$0.51
MYR2.18
|
|
pay 41.6% less for transportation
|
Barcelona
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.73
€5.76
|
$1.77
MYR7.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€20.17
|
$11.36
MYR48.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,473.26
€29,491.87
|
$37,478.71
MYR159,378.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€17.42
|
$10.22
MYR43.47
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
|
Barcelona
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.02
€31.67
|
$25.27
MYR107.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.48
€1,173.30
|
$536.30
MYR2,280.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,029.44
€880.69
|
$371.69
MYR1,580.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.15
€117.33
|
$50.02
MYR212.73
|
|
pay 43.9% less for childcare
|
Barcelona
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$635.96
€544.07
|
$250.80
MYR1,066.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,241.07
€10,472.23
|
$8,920.55
MYR37,934.64
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barcelona
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.21
|
$4.09
MYR17.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
€2.08
|
$2.92
MYR12.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.04
|
$4.09
MYR17.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.24
€42.13
|
$44.75
MYR190.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.45
€8.94
|
$4.77
MYR20.28
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
|
Barcelona
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.23
€70.35
|
$57.74
MYR245.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.25
€31.01
|
$35.00
MYR148.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.65
€83.54
|
$76.75
MYR326.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.84
€94.83
|
$73.25
MYR311.51
|
|
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