Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.0 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Spain instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
MYR11.17
|
$12.45
€11.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MYR27.06
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
$3.11
€2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
$6.67
€6.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
MYR85.36
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
MYR162,240.86
|
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
MYR24.03
|
$14.14
€13.13
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
MYR126.87
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
MYR1,548.63
|
$697.48
€647.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
MYR1,028.82
|
$570.67
€529.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
MYR163.07
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
|
pay 78.5% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
MYR686.40
|
$342.46
€318.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
MYR28,956.03
|
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
MYR16.24
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.68
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
MYR154.49
|
$43.33
€40.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
MYR17.17
|
$8.42
€7.82
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
MYR223.20
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
MYR115.18
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
MYR295.04
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
MYR266.61
|
$91.35
€84.83
|
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