Cost of Living Comparison Between Selangor and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Selangor and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Selangor is 30% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 57% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Selangor is 32.2% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 57.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.63 MYR 10.36

$15.92 €13.70

-83.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.12 MYR 91.1

$64.5 €55.5

-64.14%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.87 MYR 15.24

$10.54 €9.08

-63.28%

Cappuccino

$2.23 MYR 8.80

$2.91 €2.50

-23.37%

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

$0.74 MYR 2.90

$2.30 €1.98

-67.83%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 MYR 1.32

$1.57 €1.35

-78.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.20 MYR 16.56

$3.44 €2.96

22.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.41 MYR 21.31

$3.87 €3.33

39.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 MYR 7.16

$1.14 €0.98

59.65%

White Bread (500g)

$1.01 MYR 3.97

$1.79 €1.55

-43.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.42 MYR 5.59

$1.75 €1.51

-18.86%

Eggs

$1.83 MYR 7.22

$3.23 €2.78

-43.34%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.83 MYR 58.4

$13.22 €11.38

12.18%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.53 MYR 17.85

$8.03 €6.91

-43.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.47 MYR 37.30

$16.00 €13.77

-40.81%

Apples (1kg)

$2.86 MYR 11.28

$2.33 €2.00

22.75%

Banana (1kg)

$1.59 MYR 6.26

$1.65 €1.42

-3.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.63 MYR 10.36

$1.94 €1.67

35.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.46 MYR 5.75

$2.44 €2.10

-40.16%

Potato (1kg)

$1.21 MYR 4.78

$1.83 €1.58

-33.88%

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 MYR 3.98

$2.08 €1.79

-51.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.09 MYR 4.29

$2.00 €1.72

-45.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 MYR 1.99

$0.80 €0.69

-36.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 MYR 16.83

$6.74 €5.81

-36.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.90 MYR 74.5

$5.80 €4.99

225.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.29 MYR 12.95

$1.34 €1.15

145.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.28 MYR 16.85

$3.01 €2.59

42.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.88

$2.37 €2.04

-69.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.87 MYR 46.77

$46.20 €39.78

-74.31%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.53

$4.07 €3.51

-71.74%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 MYR 4.49

$0.87 €0.75

31.03%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.40 MYR 17.36

$18.58 €15.99

-76.32%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.49 MYR 1.95

$2.09 €1.80

-76.56%

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

$39.3K MYR 154.8K

$34.8K €29.9K

13.00%

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

$30.9K MYR 121.6K

$38.8K €33.4K

-20.40%

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

$64.2 MYR 253

$150 €129

-57.30%

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

$9.76 MYR 38.45

$20.62 €17.75

-52.67%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.04 MYR 103

$40.09 €34.52

-35.05%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.34 MYR 151

$47.85 €41.20

-19.87%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.37 MYR 29.05

$18.37 €15.81

-59.88%

Cinema Ticket

$5.30 MYR 20.89

$9.32 €8.02

-43.13%

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

$119 MYR 470

$615 €529

-80.62%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,253 MYR 16.8K

$16.4K €14.2K

-74.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.5 MYR 242

$104 €89.7

-41.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.07 MYR 146

$41.10 €35.39

-9.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.7 MYR 298

$95.3 €82.0

-20.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.8 MYR 307

$120 €103

-35.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$437 MYR 1,721

$1,630 €1,403

-73.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$351 MYR 1,383

$1,229 €1,058

-71.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$858 MYR 3,380

$3,018 €2,598

-71.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$479 MYR 1,888

$2,004 €1,726

-76.09%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,654 MYR 6,518

$7,872 €6,778

-78.99%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$737 MYR 2,903

$4,319 €3,718

-82.94%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,042 MYR 4,105

$1,611 €1,387

-35.32%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.96

3.81

3.94%

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

Last update for Selangor: March 1, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: March 1, 2026

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