Cost of living comparison
compared to
Shah Alam vs. Zilina Cost of Living Summary
Shah Alam is 33.5% cheaper than Zilina.
Shah Alam vs. Zilina Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Shah Alam instead of Zilina, you would:
pay 58.8% less for restaurants
|
Zilina
|
Shah Alam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.08
€8.97
|
$3.67
MYR14.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.84
€6.98
|
$4.16
MYR16.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.53
|
$0.74
MYR3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
€1.27
|
$0.40
MYR1.63
|
|
Zilina vs. Shah Alam - Cost of restaurants
pay 6.9% less for groceries
|
Zilina
|
Shah Alam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
€1.23
|
$1.07
MYR4.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.29
€5.60
|
$6.82
MYR27.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.59
|
$6.95
MYR28.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.35
|
$2.19
MYR8.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€2.88
|
$2.00
MYR8.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$1.58
MYR6.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.84
|
$0.75
MYR3.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.95
|
$1.22
MYR4.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
€1.81
|
$0.81
MYR3.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.54
|
$0.55
MYR2.27
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.62
|
$0.90
MYR3.70
|
|
Zilina vs. Shah Alam - Cost of groceries
pay 25.6% less for transportation
|
Zilina
|
Shah Alam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.00
|
$3.19
MYR13.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
€19.93
|
$15.91
MYR64.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,078.64
€23,210.93
|
$41,736.41
MYR170K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.64
€9.47
|
$4.36
MYR17.79
|
|
Zilina vs. Shah Alam - Cost of transportation
pay 47.9% less for housing
|
Zilina
|
Shah Alam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.21
€17.99
|
$28.91
MYR118.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.26
€518.23
|
$340.14
MYR1,388.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.95
€435.18
|
$312.00
MYR1,273.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$176.96
€157.50
|
$28.39
MYR115.93
|
|
Zilina vs. Shah Alam - Cost of housing
pay 42.8% less for childcare
|
Zilina
|
Shah Alam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$407.02
€362.27
|
$195.76
MYR799.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,718.41
€5,979.63
|
$4,567.77
MYR18,651.14
|
|
Zilina vs. Shah Alam - Cost of childcare
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zilina
|
Shah Alam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
€1.99
|
$3.43
MYR13.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.21
|
$2.95
MYR12.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.27
€5.58
|
$4.26
MYR17.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
€32.39
|
$39.76
MYR162.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.52
€8.47
|
$6.48
MYR26.48
|
|
Zilina vs. Shah Alam - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 6.4% less for clothing
|
Zilina
|
Shah Alam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.38
€57.30
|
$57.26
MYR233.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.99
€24.92
|
$39.76
MYR162.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.97
€72.96
|
$66.51
MYR271.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.17
€82.93
|
$69.71
MYR284.65
|
|
Zilina vs. Shah Alam - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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