Cost of Living Comparison Between Johor Bahru and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Johor Bahru and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Johor Bahru is 32.5% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 58.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Johor Bahru is 51.5% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 59.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.62 MYR 15.28

$16.09 €13.89

-77.50%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.97 MYR 80

$64.1 €55.3

-70.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.74 MYR 20

$10.28 €8.88

-53.89%

Cappuccino

$2.99 MYR 12.62

$2.78 €2.4

7.55%

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

$0.8 MYR 3.38

$2.23 €1.92

-64.13%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 MYR 2.04

$1.57 €1.35

-69.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.47 MYR 14.64

$3.41 €2.95

1.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.68 MYR 28.17

$3.82 €3.3

74.87%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.86 MYR 7.86

$1.14 €0.98

63.16%

White Bread (500g)

$0.93 MYR 3.91

$1.73 €1.49

-46.24%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.24 MYR 5.22

$1.67 €1.44

-25.75%

Eggs

$1.81 MYR 7.64

$3.13 €2.7

-42.17%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.66 MYR 44.96

$13.31 €11.5

-19.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.4 MYR 14.33

$7.99 €6.9

-57.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.2 MYR 34.57

$15.97 €13.79

-48.65%

Apples (1kg)

$2.67 MYR 11.24

$2.28 €1.97

17.11%

Banana (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 6.11

$1.7 €1.47

-14.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 MYR 10.83

$2.04 €1.76

25.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.22 MYR 5.14

$2.55 €2.2

-52.16%

Potato (1kg)

$1.19 MYR 5.01

$1.76 €1.52

-32.39%

Onion (1kg)

$1.33 MYR 5.62

$2.05 €1.77

-35.12%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.9 MYR 3.81

$1.98 €1.71

-54.55%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.34

$0.81 €0.7

-32.10%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.11 MYR 17.32

$6.59 €5.69

-37.63%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.18 MYR 59.8

$5.87 €5.07

141.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.7 MYR 11.37

$1.33 €1.15

103.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.9 MYR 12.22

$2.92 €2.52

-0.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.7 MYR 2.95

$2.27 €1.96

-69.16%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.92 MYR 50.3

$46.15 €39.85

-74.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.02 MYR 4.28

$4.23 €3.66

-75.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.34

$0.86 €0.75

19.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.07 MYR 38.25

$18.68 €16.13

-51.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.5 MYR 2.11

$2.09 €1.81

-76.08%

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

$35.4K MYR 149.3K

$34.5K €29.8K

2.58%

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

$27.4K MYR 115.6K

$39.6K €34.2K

-30.88%

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

$40.76 MYR 172

$148 €128

-72.52%

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

$8.96 MYR 37.77

$20.98 €18.11

-57.29%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.37 MYR 132

$39.65 €34.24

-20.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.46 MYR 150

$47.92 €41.37

-26.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.72 MYR 24.11

$18.57 €16.03

-69.20%

Cinema Ticket

$4.89 MYR 20.63

$9.38 €8.1

-47.87%

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

$189 MYR 797

$607 €524

-68.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,908 MYR 29.1K

$16.1K €13.9K

-57.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.24 MYR 208

$104 €90.1

-52.84%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.75 MYR 79.1

$41.09 €35.48

-54.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.9 MYR 231

$92.7 €80

-40.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.31 MYR 170

$119 €102

-66.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$472 MYR 1,991

$1,592 €1,375

-70.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$400 MYR 1,687

$1,262 €1,090

-68.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$845 MYR 3,563

$3,046 €2,630

-72.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$599 MYR 2,528

$2,069 €1,787

-71.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,824 MYR 7,692

$7,280 €6,286

-74.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,292 MYR 5,447

$4,549 €3,928

-71.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,008 MYR 4,252

$1,462 €1,263

-31.06%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

3.81

6.82%

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

Last update for Johor Bahru: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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