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

🙂 Solo nomad: Selangor is 26.1% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 57.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Selangor is 42.2% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 58.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.65 MYR 10.46

$15.82 €13.41

-83.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.54 MYR 93.0

$64.4 €54.6

-63.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.71 MYR 14.64

$10.37 €8.79

-64.22%

Cappuccino

$2.33 MYR 9.20

$2.89 €2.45

-19.38%

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

$0.72 MYR 2.85

$2.23 €1.89

-67.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 MYR 1.43

$1.55 €1.31

-76.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.16 MYR 16.45

$3.38 €2.87

23.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.57 MYR 22.01

$3.90 €3.31

42.82%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 MYR 7.43

$1.12 €0.95

67.86%

White Bread (500g)

$1.00 MYR 3.96

$1.80 €1.52

-44.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.44 MYR 5.69

$1.75 €1.48

-17.71%

Eggs

$1.91 MYR 7.53

$3.17 €2.69

-39.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.71 MYR 58.1

$13.50 €11.45

8.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.77 MYR 18.85

$7.79 €6.61

-38.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.80 MYR 38.70

$15.65 €13.27

-37.38%

Apples (1kg)

$2.98 MYR 11.79

$2.28 €1.93

30.70%

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 MYR 6.39

$1.71 €1.45

-5.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.63 MYR 10.40

$1.93 €1.64

36.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.52 MYR 6.00

$2.52 €2.14

-39.68%

Potato (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.07

$1.79 €1.52

-28.49%

Onion (1kg)

$1.04 MYR 4.11

$2.05 €1.74

-49.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.08 MYR 4.28

$1.94 €1.64

-44.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 MYR 2.15

$0.81 €0.68

-33.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.13 MYR 16.33

$6.65 €5.64

-37.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.77 MYR 74.2

$5.79 €4.91

224.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.25 MYR 12.84

$1.33 €1.13

144.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.37 MYR 17.28

$2.91 €2.46

50.17%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 MYR 2.89

$2.35 €1.99

-68.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.89 MYR 46.97

$45.70 €38.75

-73.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.15 MYR 4.55

$4.20 €3.56

-72.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.09 MYR 4.32

$0.81 €0.69

34.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.42 MYR 17.47

$18.70 €15.86

-76.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 1.98

$2.09 €1.78

-76.08%

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

$39.7K MYR 156.7K

$34.6K €29.3K

14.61%

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

$31.0K MYR 122.4K

$39.7K €33.6K

-21.88%

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

$63.7 MYR 251

$146 €124

-56.35%

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

$9.51 MYR 37.57

$20.84 €17.67

-54.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.12 MYR 103

$39.78 €33.73

-34.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.59 MYR 152

$48.58 €41.20

-20.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.30 MYR 28.82

$18.85 €15.99

-61.27%

Cinema Ticket

$5.22 MYR 20.62

$9.07 €7.69

-42.45%

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

$119 MYR 469

$618 €524

-80.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,303 MYR 17.0K

$16.2K €13.7K

-73.38%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$61.0 MYR 241

$105 €88.7

-41.67%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.48 MYR 148

$40.54 €34.38

-7.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.3 MYR 294

$93.8 €79.5

-20.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.1 MYR 305

$123 €104

-37.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$440 MYR 1,739

$1,604 €1,360

-72.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$342 MYR 1,353

$1,260 €1,069

-72.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$844 MYR 3,333

$3,065 €2,599

-72.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$464 MYR 1,835

$2,008 €1,703

-76.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,637 MYR 6,465

$7,702 €6,532

-78.75%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$726 MYR 2,868

$4,367 €3,703

-83.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,027 MYR 4,058

$1,638 €1,389

-37.28%

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: April 11, 2026

Last update for Lisbon: April 13, 2026

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