Cost of living comparison

Johor Bahru, Malaysia

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Johor Bahru Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 2.1 times more expensive than Johor Bahru.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 81.5% more in Warsaw

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Warsaw are more expensive than in Johor Bahru. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.

Warsaw vs. Johor Bahru Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Johor Bahru, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Johor Bahru	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.95 MYR13.13	$9.90 PLN38.02	+235.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 MYR20.20	$8.66 PLN33.27	+90.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MYR3.20	$1.79 PLN6.89	+148.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MYR1.95	$1.79 PLN6.87	+307.5%
Average			+195.6%

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Johor Bahru	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 MYR4.13	$1.09 PLN4.18	+17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.15 MYR27.35	$4.36 PLN16.74	-29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 MYR30.01	$3.80 PLN14.58	-43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 MYR8.68	$3.02 PLN11.61	+54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 MYR6.10	$2.54 PLN9.75	+85.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 MYR5.27	$0.45 PLN1.74	-61.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.63	$0.75 PLN2.87	+26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 MYR4.89	$0.82 PLN3.16	-25.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MYR2.40	$1.39 PLN5.33	+157.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MYR2.26	$0.41 PLN1.59	-18.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.64	$0.47 PLN1.80	-21.2%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Johor Bahru	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.78 MYR7.92	$6.20 PLN23.81	+248.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.36 MYR50.50	$27.22 PLN104.55	+139.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,257.24 MYR121,199.32	$30,732.76 PLN118,042.79	+12.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.98 MYR17.67	$7.92 PLN30.41	+99.2%
Average			+125.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Johor Bahru	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.11 MYR107.19	$17.20 PLN66.05	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$404.32 MYR1,797.79	$1,070.18 PLN4,110.51	+164.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.43 MYR1,615.99	$832.44 PLN3,197.34	+129.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.75 MYR136.74	$224.46 PLN862.14	+629.9%
Average			+223.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Johor Bahru	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$180.77 MYR803.79	$507.82 PLN1,950.52	+180.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,555.74 MYR38,043.12	$12,579.90 PLN48,318.68	+47.0%
Average			+114.0%

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pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Johor Bahru	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 MYR18.18	$3.71 PLN14.26	-9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MYR12.95	$3.66 PLN14.06	+25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.08 MYR18.13	$4.76 PLN18.30	+16.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.34 MYR152.71	$42.25 PLN162.28	+23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.41 MYR15.15	$8.66 PLN33.27	+154.2%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 81.5% more for clothing

	Johor Bahru	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.05 MYR209.21	$89.45 PLN343.57	+90.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.12 MYR116.15	$41.56 PLN159.61	+59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.54 MYR238.07	$88.32 PLN339.24	+65.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$48.27 MYR214.62	$102.18 PLN392.45	+111.7%
Average			+81.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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