Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.6 times more expensive than Klang.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Klang, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Klang
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.55
MYR12.01
|
$15.16
€13.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.83
MYR18.02
|
$10.32
€9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
MYR3.27
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR1.96
|
$1.81
€1.67
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
Klang
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
MYR3.88
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.76
MYR27.11
|
$7.67
€7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MYR27.94
|
$4.36
€4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
MYR8.10
|
$3.02
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.60
MYR7.54
|
$3.87
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MYR4.72
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
MYR4.84
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MYR1.59
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
MYR1.44
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Klang
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.77
|
$6.78
€6.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.26
MYR100.09
|
$54.15
€49.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,371.21
MYR133,557.48
|
$36,133.87
€33,283.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.30
MYR15.51
|
$14.65
€13.49
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Klang
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.83
MYR116.88
|
$33.64
€30.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.48
MYR1,334.47
|
$1,370.72
€1,262.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.87
MYR1,100.94
|
$989.21
€911.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.43
MYR138.55
|
$123.32
€113.59
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Klang
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$195.90
MYR922.21
|
$543.23
€500.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,315.19
MYR25,021.26
|
$9,978.95
€9,191.68
|
|
pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports
Klang
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.25
MYR20.02
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
MYR13.41
|
$2.63
€2.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR18.02
|
$6.12
€5.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.96
MYR159.89
|
$48.46
€44.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.83
MYR18.02
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
pay 57.8% more for clothing
Klang
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.24
MYR283.57
|
$83.95
€77.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
MYR164.51
|
$33.93
€31.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.11
MYR235.91
|
$87.19
€80.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.26
MYR213.04
|
$99.93
€92.05
|
|
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