Cost of Living Comparison Between Ipoh and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Ipoh and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Ipoh is 29.6% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 61.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ipoh is 47.7% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 60.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.64 MYR 11.12

$16.09 €13.89

-83.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19 MYR 80.1

$64.1 €55.3

-70.34%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.73 MYR 15.71

$10.28 €8.88

-63.72%

Cappuccino

$2.23 MYR 9.39

$2.78 €2.4

-19.78%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.78 MYR 3.29

$2.23 €1.92

-65.02%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.52

$1.57 €1.35

-77.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.5 MYR 14.78

$3.41 €2.95

2.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.54 MYR 19.13

$3.82 €3.3

18.85%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 MYR 8.04

$1.14 €0.98

67.54%

White Bread (500g)

$1.04 MYR 4.37

$1.73 €1.49

-39.88%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MYR 5.56

$1.67 €1.44

-20.96%

Eggs

$1.89 MYR 7.95

$3.13 €2.7

-39.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.87 MYR 54.3

$13.31 €11.5

-3.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.25 MYR 22.15

$7.99 €6.9

-34.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.79 MYR 32.83

$15.97 €13.79

-51.22%

Apples (1kg)

$2.88 MYR 12.12

$2.28 €1.97

26.32%

Banana (1kg)

$1.78 MYR 7.53

$1.7 €1.47

4.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.05 MYR 12.87

$2.04 €1.76

49.51%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 MYR 8.8

$2.55 €2.2

-18.04%

Potato (1kg)

$1.5 MYR 6.33

$1.76 €1.52

-14.77%

Onion (1kg)

$1.33 MYR 5.62

$2.05 €1.77

-35.12%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.65 MYR 6.95

$1.98 €1.71

-16.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.94

$0.81 €0.7

-43.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.13 MYR 17.4

$6.59 €5.69

-37.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.43 MYR 69.3

$5.87 €5.07

179.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.51 MYR 14.82

$1.33 €1.15

163.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.27 MYR 18

$2.92 €2.52

46.23%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 MYR 3.12

$2.27 €1.96

-67.40%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.83 MYR 49.9

$46.15 €39.85

-74.37%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.83

$4.23 €3.66

-72.81%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.13 MYR 4.78

$0.86 €0.75

31.40%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.38 MYR 18.46

$18.68 €16.13

-76.55%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.93

$2.09 €1.81

-77.99%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$43.7K MYR 184.1K

$34.5K €29.8K

26.48%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.1K MYR 131.2K

$39.6K €34.2K

-21.54%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$64.5 MYR 272

$148 €128

-56.55%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.63 MYR 40.59

$20.98 €18.11

-54.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.28 MYR 119

$39.65 €34.24

-28.68%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.18 MYR 97.7

$47.92 €41.37

-51.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.03 MYR 25.43

$18.57 €16.03

-67.53%

Cinema Ticket

$3.02 MYR 12.75

$9.38 €8.1

-67.80%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$119 MYR 503

$607 €524

-80.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,370 MYR 9,994

$16.1K €13.9K

-85.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.1 MYR 245

$104 €90.1

-44.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.54 MYR 116

$41.09 €35.48

-32.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.1 MYR 313

$92.7 €80

-19.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.1 MYR 220

$119 €102

-56.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$392 MYR 1,653

$1,592 €1,375

-75.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$267 MYR 1,125

$1,262 €1,090

-78.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$657 MYR 2,770

$3,046 €2,630

-78.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$474 MYR 2,000

$2,069 €1,787

-77.08%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,585 MYR 6,684

$7,280 €6,286

-78.23%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,229 MYR 5,185

$4,549 €3,928

-72.97%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$932 MYR 3,929

$1,462 €1,263

-36.28%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.96

3.81

3.94%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ipoh: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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