Cost of living comparison

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

compared to

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw vs. Kota Kinabalu Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 2.3 times more expensive than Kota Kinabalu.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 3.8% more in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 68.5% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.3% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 38.0% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Kota Kinabalu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Warsaw instead of Kota Kinabalu, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Kota Kinabalu	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.41 MYR14.47	$9.90 PLN36.60	+190.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 MYR18.32	$8.66 PLN32.03	+100.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 MYR2.95	$1.79 PLN6.63	+158.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MYR1.85	$1.79 PLN6.62	+311.0%
Average			+190.1%

Kota Kinabalu vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

	Kota Kinabalu	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MYR4.55	$1.09 PLN4.02	+1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.49 MYR53.04	$4.36 PLN16.12	-65.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 MYR25.91	$3.80 PLN14.04	-37.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.98 MYR12.67	$3.02 PLN11.18	+1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 MYR8.30	$2.54 PLN9.39	+29.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 MYR3.32	$0.45 PLN1.68	-41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 MYR1.86	$0.75 PLN2.76	+70.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 MYR5.98	$0.82 PLN3.04	-41.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 MYR2.54	$1.39 PLN5.13	+132.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 MYR1.75	$0.41 PLN1.53	+0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 MYR2.16	$0.47 PLN1.73	-8.1%
Average			+3.8%

Kota Kinabalu vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.5% more for transportation

	Kota Kinabalu	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.76 MYR7.48	$6.20 PLN22.93	+251.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.50 MYR167.73	$27.22 PLN100.65	-31.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,392.96 MYR120,556.50	$30,732.76 PLN113,638.97	+8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.45 MYR23.15	$7.92 PLN29.28	+45.3%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Kota Kinabalu	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.72 MYR155.92	$17.20 PLN63.58	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.94 MYR1,515.57	$1,070.18 PLN3,957.16	+199.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$159.00 MYR675.12	$832.44 PLN3,078.05	+423.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.98 MYR161.26	$224.46 PLN829.98	+491.0%
Average			+265.3%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Kota Kinabalu	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.87 MYR504.73	$507.82 PLN1,877.75	+327.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,202.16 MYR17,842.36	$12,579.90 PLN46,516.06	+199.4%
Average			+263.3%

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pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kota Kinabalu	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 MYR11.19	$3.71 PLN13.73	+40.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 MYR11.33	$3.66 PLN13.54	+37.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.71 MYR20.01	$4.76 PLN17.61	+1.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.01 MYR118.95	$42.25 PLN156.22	+50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.09 MYR17.36	$8.66 PLN32.03	+111.8%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 38.0% more for clothing

	Kota Kinabalu	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.30 MYR243.28	$89.45 PLN330.75	+56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.95 MYR93.20	$41.56 PLN153.66	+89.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.70 MYR397.84	$88.32 PLN326.59	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.86 MYR385.78	$102.18 PLN377.81	+12.5%
Average			+38.0%

Kota Kinabalu vs. Warsaw - Cost of clothing

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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: June 2025

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