Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.7 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Austria instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Austria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
MYR11.17
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 86.4% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MYR27.06
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
MYR85.36
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
MYR162,240.86
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
MYR24.03
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
MYR126.87
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
MYR1,548.63
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
MYR1,028.82
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
MYR163.07
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
MYR686.40
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
MYR28,956.03
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
MYR16.24
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.68
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
MYR154.49
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
MYR17.17
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 63.4% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
MYR223.20
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
MYR115.18
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
MYR295.04
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
MYR266.61
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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