Cost of Living Comparison Between Sarawak and Barcelona Cost of Living Comparison Between Sarawak and Barcelona

🙂 Solo nomad: Sarawak is 39.9% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 61.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sarawak is 54.5% cheaper than Barcelona without rent, and 62.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.43 MYR 14.48

$17.41 €15.03

-80.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.12 MYR 80.6

$68.7 €59.3

-72.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.41 MYR 22.82

$13.71 €11.84

-60.54%

Cappuccino

$2.81 MYR 11.86

$2.78 €2.4

1.08%

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

$0.73 MYR 3.06

$2.8 €2.42

-73.93%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 MYR 1.54

$1.98 €1.71

-81.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.58 MYR 31.98

$4.43 €3.83

71.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.29 MYR 34.97

$4.53 €3.91

83.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 MYR 7.95

$1.24 €1.07

51.61%

White Bread (500g)

$1.02 MYR 4.32

$2.03 €1.75

-49.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 MYR 5.46

$1.98 €1.71

-34.85%

Eggs

$2.11 MYR 8.88

$3.46 €2.99

-39.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.77 MYR 62.3

$18.32 €15.82

-19.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.56 MYR 10.79

$9.82 €8.47

-73.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.3 MYR 39.21

$19.24 €16.61

-51.66%

Apples (1kg)

$2.9 MYR 12.23

$2.61 €2.25

11.11%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 MYR 6.36

$2.34 €2.02

-35.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.49 MYR 10.51

$2.11 €1.82

18.01%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 MYR 5.83

$2.77 €2.39

-50.18%

Potato (1kg)

$1.23 MYR 5.19

$2.04 €1.76

-39.71%

Onion (1kg)

$1.29 MYR 5.43

$1.77 €1.53

-27.12%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.05 MYR 4.43

$1.5 €1.3

-30.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.67 MYR 2.81

$0.85 €0.73

-21.18%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.2 MYR 17.69

$7 €6.04

-40.00%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.1 MYR 67.9

$7.13 €6.16

125.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.75 MYR 11.58

$1.43 €1.24

92.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 MYR 12.33

$2.29 €1.98

27.51%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 3.07

$3.02 €2.6

-75.83%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12 MYR 50.6

$28.97 €25.01

-58.58%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 5.11

$4.59 €3.96

-73.64%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 MYR 4.2

$2.02 €1.74

-50.50%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.74 MYR 24.21

$29.56 €25.53

-80.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.98

$1.81 €1.56

-74.03%

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

$35.6K MYR 150.1K

$38.4K €33.1K

-7.30%

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

$30.9K MYR 130.2K

$32.4K €28K

-4.68%

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

$43.74 MYR 184

$190 €164

-76.93%

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

$8.91 MYR 37.56

$22.18 €19.15

-59.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.62 MYR 125

$36.37 €31.4

-18.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.06 MYR 156

$57.4 €49.55

-35.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.87 MYR 24.76

$20.95 €18.09

-71.98%

Cinema Ticket

$5.05 MYR 21.3

$10.8 €9.33

-53.24%

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

$185 MYR 782

$732 €632

-74.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,866 MYR 29K

$15.1K €13.1K

-54.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$37 MYR 156

$86.8 €74.9

-57.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.29 MYR 161

$36.78 €31.76

4.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.2 MYR 334

$102 €88.2

-22.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.9 MYR 240

$117 €101

-51.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$328 MYR 1,383

$1,581 €1,365

-79.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$275 MYR 1,162

$1,230 €1,062

-77.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$511 MYR 2,155

$2,707 €2,337

-81.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$355 MYR 1,496

$2,028 €1,751

-82.50%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,740 MYR 7,338

$6,602 €5,700

-73.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,159 MYR 4,888

$5,045 €4,356

-77.03%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$409 MYR 1,725

$2,198 €1,898

-81.40%

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 Sarawak: October 29, 2025

Last update for Barcelona: October 28, 2025

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