Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 35.6% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$4.54
MYR20.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.67
|
$0.84
MYR3.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.73
|
$0.53
MYR2.41
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
$0.95
MYR4.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.64
|
$7.58
MYR34.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.23
|
$7.22
MYR32.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
$2.36
MYR10.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.63
|
$1.94
MYR8.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
$1.24
MYR5.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.69
MYR3.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$1.25
MYR5.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.63
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
$0.51
MYR2.31
|
|
pay 43.5% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$1.77
MYR7.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$11.36
MYR51.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,285.12
|
$37,478.71
MYR168,954.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.28
|
$10.22
MYR46.08
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.53
|
$25.27
MYR113.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,408.34
|
$536.30
MYR2,417.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,030.40
|
$371.69
MYR1,675.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€124.67
|
$50.02
MYR225.51
|
|
pay 33.6% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€544.17
|
$250.80
MYR1,130.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,654.34
|
$8,920.55
MYR40,213.85
|
|
pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.60
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.48
|
$2.92
MYR13.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
$4.09
MYR18.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.34
|
$44.75
MYR201.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$4.77
MYR21.50
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€86.77
|
$57.74
MYR260.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€35.68
|
$35.00
MYR157.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€93.84
|
$76.75
MYR346.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€116.39
|
$73.25
MYR330.23
|
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