Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 31.1% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 63.7% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Malaysia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.98
|
$2.36
RM11.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.89
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$0.63
RM3.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.34
RM1.64
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.13
|
$6.41
RM30.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.93
|
$5.71
RM27.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.60
|
$1.88
RM8.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.99
RM4.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.52
RM2.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.04
RM4.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.55
RM2.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.35
RM1.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.48
RM2.32
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.37
|
$1.79
RM8.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.56
|
$18.01
RM86.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€27,033.48
|
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.93
|
$5.07
RM24.25
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
Portugal
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.85
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€662.27
|
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€516.93
|
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.89
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€331.24
|
$144.81
RM692.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,470.51
|
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.95
|
$3.43
RM16.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$2.46
RM11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.21
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.72
|
$32.59
RM155.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.02
|
$3.62
RM17.33
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Malaysia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.54
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.22
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.75
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.93
|
$56.25
RM269.08
|
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