Cost of living comparison

Malaysia

compared to

Portugal

Oeiras vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Oeiras is 73.2% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Oeiras
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Oeiras
Transportation: pay 76.5% more in Oeiras
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Oeiras
Childcare: pay 18.1% more in Oeiras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% more in Oeiras
Clothing: pay 26.2% more in Oeiras

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Oeiras are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Oeiras.

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Oeiras vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oeiras instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Oeiras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.89 MYR19.98	$15.68 €13.95	+220.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.89 MYR19.98	$11.20 €9.97	+128.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MYR3.30	$2.38 €2.12	+194.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MYR1.88	$1.75 €1.56	+279.8%
Average			+187.2%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Oeiras - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Oeiras
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 MYR4.47	$1.24 €1.10	+12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 MYR28.58	$7.20 €6.41	+2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 MYR32.51	$3.99 €3.55	-49.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 MYR10.32	$3.53 €3.14	+39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MYR8.25	$3.43 €3.05	+69.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 MYR6.32	$1.33 €1.19	-13.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 MYR3.34	$0.62 €0.55	-24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 MYR4.23	$0.81 €0.72	-21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 MYR2.91	$1.17 €1.04	+63.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.41	$0.81 €0.72	+37.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.54	$0.75 €0.67	+21.3%
Average			+6.1%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Oeiras - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.5% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Oeiras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.22 MYR13.14	$8.00 €7.12	+148.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 MYR49.96	$44.79 €39.86	+266.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,736.41 MYR170K	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	-19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.01 MYR44.96	$9.91 €8.82	-10.0%
Average			+76.5%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Oeiras - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Oeiras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.27 MYR107.27	$35.09 €31.23	+33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.87 MYR2,522.90	$1,455.66 €1,295.59	+135.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.37 MYR1,516.38	$1,157.06 €1,029.83	+211.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.56 MYR194.21	$84.04 €74.80	+76.7%
Average			+145.3%

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pay 18.1% more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Oeiras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.09 MYR1,221.23	$481.49 €428.54	+61.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,124.70 MYR53,590.76	$11,364.94 €10,115.21	-13.4%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Oeiras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.40 MYR17.99	$3.36 €2.99	-23.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 MYR12.64	$2.52 €2.24	-18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 MYR17.99	$5.82 €5.18	+32.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.89 MYR199.62	$57.48 €51.16	+17.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.02 MYR20.48	$8.40 €7.47	+67.4%
Average			+10.7%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Oeiras - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.2% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Oeiras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.46 MYR291.78	$85.85 €76.41	+20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.92 MYR171.18	$44.79 €39.86	+6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.22 MYR352.05	$108.24 €96.34	+25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.07 MYR392.29	$151.16 €134.54	+57.3%
Average			+26.2%

Kuala Lumpur vs. Oeiras - Cost of clothing

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