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
RM11.27
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.03
|
$2.84
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.64
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
|
pay 86.4% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.65
|
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.31
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.99
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.72
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.95
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.62
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.32
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.56
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM86.16
|
$48.12
€45.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
$25,940.65
€24,328.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.25
|
$19.81
€18.58
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Malaysia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
$743.38
€697.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
$621.91
€583.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
$222.11
€208.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM692.77
|
$416.59
€390.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
$8,210.34
€7,700.20
|
|
pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.39
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.78
|
$3.32
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.92
|
$41.56
€38.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.33
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
|
pay 63.4% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
$75.76
€71.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
$85.33
€80.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM269.08
|
$110.53
€103.66
|
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