Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 92.0% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
$8.38
PLN33.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
$1.81
PLN7.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
$1.70
PLN6.78
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
$1.10
PLN4.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
$4.61
PLN18.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
$3.88
PLN15.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
$3.08
PLN12.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
$2.68
PLN10.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
$0.85
PLN3.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
$1.38
PLN5.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
$6.40
PLN25.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
$27.94
PLN111.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
$31,011.90
PLN123,909.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
$16.13
PLN64.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,428.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
$848.90
PLN3,391.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
$229.74
PLN917.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
$527.99
PLN2,109.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
$13,833.43
PLN55,272.09
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
$4.06
PLN16.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
$3.66
PLN14.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
$4.83
PLN19.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
$42.12
PLN168.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
$7.62
PLN30.44
|
|
pay 53.0% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
$93.42
PLN373.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
$42.56
PLN170.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
$90.76
PLN362.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
$105.66
PLN422.16
|
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