Cost of Living Comparison Between Malacca and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Malacca and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Malacca is 41% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 65.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malacca is 37.8% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 63.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.57 MYR 15.07

$16.09 €13.89

-77.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.57 MYR 78.3

$64.1 €55.3

-71.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.6 MYR 19.41

$10.28 €8.88

-55.25%

Cappuccino

$2.92 MYR 12.33

$2.78 €2.4

5.04%

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

$0.84 MYR 3.56

$2.23 €1.92

-62.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 MYR 2.04

$1.57 €1.35

-69.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.11 MYR 8.88

$3.41 €2.95

-38.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.11 MYR 13.1

$3.82 €3.3

-18.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.5 MYR 6.34

$1.14 €0.98

31.58%

White Bread (500g)

$1 MYR 4.2

$1.73 €1.49

-42.20%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.23 MYR 5.2

$1.67 €1.44

-26.35%

Eggs

$1.87 MYR 7.86

$3.13 €2.7

-40.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.63 MYR 65.9

$13.31 €11.5

17.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.19 MYR 21.87

$7.99 €6.9

-35.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.43 MYR 48.2

$15.97 €13.79

-28.43%

Apples (1kg)

$3.65 MYR 15.38

$2.28 €1.97

60.09%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 MYR 6.19

$1.7 €1.47

-13.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.3 MYR 18.11

$2.04 €1.76

110.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.95 MYR 8.22

$2.55 €2.2

-23.53%

Potato (1kg)

$1.47 MYR 6.22

$1.76 €1.52

-16.48%

Onion (1kg)

$1.79 MYR 7.53

$2.05 €1.77

-12.68%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.27 MYR 5.34

$1.98 €1.71

-35.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.35

$0.81 €0.7

-30.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.25 MYR 17.93

$6.59 €5.69

-35.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.47 MYR 61

$5.87 €5.07

146.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.03 MYR 8.55

$1.33 €1.15

52.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 MYR 12.59

$2.92 €2.52

2.40%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.48 MYR 2.04

$2.27 €1.96

-78.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.8 MYR 49.75

$46.15 €39.85

-74.43%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.39 MYR 5.88

$4.23 €3.66

-67.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.02 MYR 4.31

$0.86 €0.75

18.60%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.64 MYR 49.07

$18.68 €16.13

-37.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.95

$2.09 €1.81

-77.99%

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

$35.3K MYR 149K

$34.5K €29.8K

2.37%

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

$38K MYR 160.2K

$39.6K €34.2K

-4.20%

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

$45.57 MYR 192

$148 €128

-69.28%

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

$9.15 MYR 38.6

$20.98 €18.11

-56.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.21 MYR 132

$39.65 €34.24

-21.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.39 MYR 69.1

$47.92 €41.37

-65.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.81 MYR 49.81

$18.57 €16.03

-36.40%

Cinema Ticket

$4.99 MYR 21.05

$9.38 €8.1

-46.80%

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

$189 MYR 797

$607 €524

-68.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,986 MYR 29.5K

$16.1K €13.9K

-56.64%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.7 MYR 277

$104 €90.1

-37.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.79 MYR 79.3

$41.09 €35.48

-54.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72 MYR 304

$92.7 €80

-22.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.37 MYR 166

$119 €102

-66.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$325 MYR 1,368

$1,592 €1,375

-79.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$185 MYR 781

$1,262 €1,090

-85.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$711 MYR 2,997

$3,046 €2,630

-76.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$287 MYR 1,212

$2,069 €1,787

-86.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,163 MYR 4,903

$7,280 €6,286

-84.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$784 MYR 3,308

$4,549 €3,928

-82.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$867 MYR 3,655

$1,462 €1,263

-40.74%

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 Malacca: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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