Cost of living comparison
Poland is 26.3% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Poland instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.14
|
$6.88
zł27.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.37
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.20
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.00
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.92
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.41
|
$3.34
zł13.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.28
|
$2.82
zł11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.67
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.79
|
$2.20
zł8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.88
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.17
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.91
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.12
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.18
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 61.1% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.48
|
$5.68
zł22.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM53.80
|
$23.91
zł95.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM172,155.35
|
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.42
|
$6.31
zł25.24
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.05
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,298.67
|
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,387.44
|
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM191.52
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,196.48
|
$228.50
zł913.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM36,884.28
|
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.29
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.44
|
$2.45
zł9.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.37
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM207.66
|
$27.45
zł109.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.52
|
$5.63
zł22.50
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM229.47
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM144.76
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM322.05
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM345.60
|
$75.24
zł300.78
|
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