Cost of Living Comparison Between Langkawi and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Langkawi and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 40% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 65.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 56.4% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 62.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.49 MYR 14.7

$17.41 €15.03

-79.95%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.26 MYR 89.7

$68.7 €59.3

-69.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.03 MYR 25.41

$13.71 €11.84

-56.02%

Cappuccino

$1.49 MYR 6.29

$2.78 €2.4

-46.40%

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

$0.8 MYR 3.35

$2.8 €2.42

-71.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 MYR 2.57

$1.98 €1.71

-69.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.46 MYR 14.61

$4.43 €3.83

-21.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.88 MYR 20.57

$4.53 €3.91

7.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 MYR 6.29

$1.24 €1.07

20.16%

White Bread (500g)

$1.12 MYR 4.74

$2.03 €1.75

-44.83%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 MYR 5.44

$1.98 €1.71

-34.85%

Eggs

$2.13 MYR 8.99

$3.46 €2.99

-38.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.11 MYR 63.7

$18.32 €15.82

-17.52%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.4 MYR 18.54

$9.82 €8.47

-55.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.17 MYR 38.68

$19.24 €16.61

-52.34%

Apples (1kg)

$1.84 MYR 7.74

$2.61 €2.25

-29.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 MYR 6.45

$2.34 €2.02

-34.62%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.56 MYR 10.81

$2.11 €1.82

21.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.45 MYR 6.12

$2.77 €2.39

-47.65%

Potato (1kg)

$1.2 MYR 5.04

$2.04 €1.76

-41.18%

Onion (1kg)

$1.31 MYR 5.54

$1.77 €1.53

-25.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1 MYR 4.22

$1.5 €1.3

-33.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 MYR 2.32

$0.85 €0.73

-35.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.92 MYR 16.52

$7 €6.04

-44.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.17 MYR 34.46

$7.13 €6.16

14.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 MYR 3.48

$1.43 €1.24

-41.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 MYR 12.56

$2.29 €1.98

30.13%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.69 MYR 2.89

$3.02 €2.6

-77.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.79 MYR 49.72

$28.97 €25.01

-59.30%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.83

$4.59 €3.96

-74.95%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 MYR 4.33

$2.02 €1.74

-49.01%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.83 MYR 24.58

$29.56 €25.53

-80.28%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.96

$1.81 €1.56

-74.03%

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

$34.8K MYR 146.7K

$38.4K €33.1K

-9.41%

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

$31.7K MYR 133.6K

$32.4K €28K

-2.19%

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

$35.2 MYR 148

$190 €164

-81.43%

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

$8.88 MYR 37.43

$22.18 €19.15

-59.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.1 MYR 123

$36.37 €31.4

-19.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.36 MYR 90.1

$57.4 €49.55

-62.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.74 MYR 24.2

$20.95 €18.09

-72.60%

Cinema Ticket

$5.03 MYR 21.19

$10.8 €9.33

-53.43%

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

$189 MYR 795

$732 €632

-74.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,947 MYR 29.3K

$15.1K €13.1K

-54.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.1 MYR 258

$86.8 €74.9

-29.61%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.8 MYR 117

$36.78 €31.76

-24.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.6 MYR 306

$102 €88.2

-28.98%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.8 MYR 214

$117 €101

-56.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$385 MYR 1,624

$1,581 €1,365

-75.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$273 MYR 1,151

$1,230 €1,062

-77.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$649 MYR 2,738

$2,707 €2,337

-76.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$467 MYR 1,968

$2,028 €1,751

-76.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,149 MYR 4,843

$6,602 €5,700

-82.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,004 MYR 4,233

$5,045 €4,356

-80.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,992 MYR 8,400

$2,198 €1,898

-9.39%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

3.39

20.06%

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

Last update for Langkawi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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