Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.0 times more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.30
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.56
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.23
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.96
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.66
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.58
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.76
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.87
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.94
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.20
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.97
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.15
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.03
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.57
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.33
|
$59.37
€55.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,845.11
|
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.89
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM128.30
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,321.23
|
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,401.05
|
$816.29
€765.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM193.40
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
|
pay 65.8% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,208.22
|
$529.47
€496.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,246.31
|
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.47
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.57
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.56
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.70
|
$41.71
€39.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.73
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.72
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM146.18
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM325.21
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM348.99
|
$94.21
€88.35
|
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