Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 69.5% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Warsaw
- Groceries
-
pay 0.3% less in Warsaw
- Transportation
-
pay 87.2% more in Warsaw
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Warsaw
- Childcare
-
pay 71.8% more in Warsaw
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.7% more in Warsaw
- Clothing
-
pay 32.0% more in Warsaw
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Warsaw are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Warsaw.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
$9.90
PLN37.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR19.20
|
$8.66
PLN32.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.56
|
$1.79
PLN6.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.26
|
$1.79
PLN6.73
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.00
|
$1.09
PLN4.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR32.03
|
$4.36
PLN16.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR30.51
|
$3.80
PLN14.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR9.96
|
$3.02
PLN11.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.18
|
$2.54
PLN9.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.24
|
$0.45
PLN1.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR2.92
|
$0.75
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.29
|
$0.82
PLN3.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.65
|
$1.39
PLN5.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR1.97
|
$0.41
PLN1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.17
|
$0.47
PLN1.76
|
|
pay 87.2% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.50
|
$6.20
PLN23.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR48.01
|
$27.22
PLN102.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR158,441.23
|
$30,732.76
PLN115,609.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR43.21
|
$7.92
PLN29.79
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR106.81
|
$17.20
PLN64.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,267.19
|
$1,070.18
PLN4,025.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,571.32
|
$832.44
PLN3,131.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR211.47
|
$224.46
PLN844.37
|
|
pay 71.8% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,060.28
|
$507.82
PLN1,910.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR37,711.63
|
$12,579.90
PLN47,322.63
|
|
pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
$3.71
PLN13.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR12.34
|
$3.66
PLN13.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR17.28
|
$4.76
PLN17.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR189.17
|
$42.25
PLN158.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR20.17
|
$8.66
PLN32.58
|
|
pay 32.0% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR244.09
|
$89.45
PLN336.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR147.97
|
$41.56
PLN156.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR324.47
|
$88.32
PLN332.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR309.68
|
$102.18
PLN384.36
|
|
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