Cost of Living Comparison Between Penang and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Penang and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Penang is 32.7% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 63.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Penang is 38.7% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 56.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.97 MYR 12.54

$16.09 €13.89

-81.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.84 MYR 87.9

$64.1 €55.3

-67.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.34 MYR 18.32

$10.28 €8.88

-57.78%

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

$2.23 €1.92

-69.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.52

$1.57 €1.35

-77.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.23 MYR 17.84

$3.41 €2.95

24.05%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.41 MYR 18.6

$3.82 €3.3

15.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 MYR 7.65

$1.14 €0.98

59.65%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 MYR 4.18

$1.73 €1.49

-42.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.04 MYR 8.62

$1.67 €1.44

22.16%

Eggs

$2.05 MYR 8.63

$3.13 €2.7

-34.50%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.11 MYR 72.2

$13.31 €11.5

28.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.23 MYR 22.05

$7.99 €6.9

-34.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.77 MYR 62.3

$15.97 €13.79

-7.51%

Apples (1kg)

$2.91 MYR 12.25

$2.28 €1.97

27.63%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 MYR 6.18

$1.7 €1.47

-14.12%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.59 MYR 10.92

$2.04 €1.76

26.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.11 MYR 8.88

$2.55 €2.2

-17.25%

Potato (1kg)

$1.18 MYR 4.98

$1.76 €1.52

-32.95%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 5.1

$2.05 €1.77

-40.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.91 MYR 3.82

$1.98 €1.71

-54.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 MYR 1.91

$0.81 €0.7

-44.44%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.2 MYR 17.73

$6.59 €5.69

-36.27%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.1 MYR 59.5

$5.87 €5.07

140.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.71 MYR 11.44

$1.33 €1.15

103.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.47 MYR 14.65

$2.92 €2.52

18.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.49 MYR 2.05

$2.27 €1.96

-78.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.98 MYR 75.8

$46.15 €39.85

-61.04%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.72 MYR 3.04

$4.23 €3.66

-82.98%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.5 MYR 2.1

$0.86 €0.75

-41.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7 MYR 29.53

$18.68 €16.13

-62.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.96

$2.09 €1.81

-77.99%

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

$33.6K MYR 141.7K

$34.5K €29.8K

-2.66%

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

$27.1K MYR 114.3K

$39.6K €34.2K

-31.65%

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

$39.21 MYR 165

$148 €128

-73.57%

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

$10.33 MYR 43.55

$20.98 €18.11

-50.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.17 MYR 131

$39.65 €34.24

-21.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.59 MYR 137

$47.92 €41.37

-31.99%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.59 MYR 23.59

$18.57 €16.03

-69.90%

Cinema Ticket

$5.01 MYR 21.15

$9.38 €8.1

-46.59%

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

$241 MYR 1,014

$607 €524

-60.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,174 MYR 26K

$16.1K €13.9K

-61.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.3 MYR 233

$104 €90.1

-47.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.42 MYR 120

$41.09 €35.48

-30.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.2 MYR 258

$92.7 €80

-33.91%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.6 MYR 226

$119 €102

-54.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 MYR 1,637

$1,592 €1,375

-75.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$230 MYR 968

$1,262 €1,090

-81.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$640 MYR 2,700

$3,046 €2,630

-78.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$522 MYR 2,201

$2,069 €1,787

-74.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,431 MYR 10.3K

$7,280 €6,286

-66.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,481 MYR 6,247

$4,549 €3,928

-67.44%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,101 MYR 4,643

$1,462 €1,263

-24.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

3.81

9.19%

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

Last update for Penang: October 26, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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