Cost of living comparison
Poland is 26.3% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Poland instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 61.1% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
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