Cost of Living Comparison Between Penang and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Penang and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Penang is 38.3% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 64.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Penang is 44.1% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 58% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.97 MYR 12.54

$17.41 €15.03

-82.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.84 MYR 87.9

$68.7 €59.3

-69.68%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.34 MYR 18.32

$13.71 €11.84

-68.34%

Cappuccino

$2.84 MYR 11.97

$2.78 €2.4

2.16%

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

$0.69 MYR 2.89

$2.8 €2.42

-75.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.52

$1.98 €1.71

-81.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.23 MYR 17.84

$4.43 €3.83

-4.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.41 MYR 18.6

$4.53 €3.91

-2.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 MYR 7.65

$1.24 €1.07

46.77%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 MYR 4.18

$2.03 €1.75

-51.23%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.04 MYR 8.62

$1.98 €1.71

3.03%

Eggs

$2.05 MYR 8.63

$3.46 €2.99

-40.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.11 MYR 72.2

$18.32 €15.82

-6.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.23 MYR 22.05

$9.82 €8.47

-46.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.77 MYR 62.3

$19.24 €16.61

-23.23%

Apples (1kg)

$2.91 MYR 12.25

$2.61 €2.25

11.49%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 MYR 6.18

$2.34 €2.02

-37.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.59 MYR 10.92

$2.11 €1.82

22.75%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.11 MYR 8.88

$2.77 €2.39

-23.83%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.98

$2.04 €1.76

-42.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 5.1

$1.77 €1.53

-31.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.91 MYR 3.82

$1.5 €1.3

-39.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 MYR 1.91

$0.85 €0.73

-47.06%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.2 MYR 17.73

$7 €6.04

-40.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.1 MYR 59.5

$7.13 €6.16

97.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.71 MYR 11.44

$1.43 €1.24

89.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.47 MYR 14.65

$2.29 €1.98

51.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.49 MYR 2.05

$3.02 €2.6

-83.77%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.98 MYR 75.8

$28.97 €25.01

-37.94%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.72 MYR 3.04

$4.59 €3.96

-84.31%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.5 MYR 2.1

$2.02 €1.74

-75.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7 MYR 29.53

$29.56 €25.53

-76.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.96

$1.81 €1.56

-74.59%

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

$33.6K MYR 141.7K

$38.4K €33.1K

-12.50%

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

$27.1K MYR 114.3K

$32.4K €28K

-16.33%

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

$39.21 MYR 165

$190 €164

-79.32%

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

$10.33 MYR 43.55

$22.18 €19.15

-53.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.17 MYR 131

$36.37 €31.4

-14.30%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.59 MYR 137

$57.4 €49.55

-43.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.59 MYR 23.59

$20.95 €18.09

-73.32%

Cinema Ticket

$5.01 MYR 21.15

$10.8 €9.33

-53.61%

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

$241 MYR 1,014

$732 €632

-67.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,174 MYR 26K

$15.1K €13.1K

-59.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.3 MYR 233

$86.8 €74.9

-36.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.42 MYR 120

$36.78 €31.76

-22.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.2 MYR 258

$102 €88.2

-40.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.6 MYR 226

$117 €101

-54.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 MYR 1,637

$1,581 €1,365

-75.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$230 MYR 968

$1,230 €1,062

-81.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$640 MYR 2,700

$2,707 €2,337

-76.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$522 MYR 2,201

$2,028 €1,751

-74.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,431 MYR 10.3K

$6,602 €5,700

-63.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,481 MYR 6,247

$5,045 €4,356

-70.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,101 MYR 4,643

$2,198 €1,898

-49.92%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

3.39

22.71%

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

Last update for Penang: October 26, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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