Cost of Living Comparison Between Taiping and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Taiping and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Taiping is 42.9% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 69.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Taiping is 41.7% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 65.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.9 MYR 8.03

$16.09 €13.89

-88.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.88 MYR 101

$64.1 €55.3

-62.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.79 MYR 15.99

$10.28 €8.88

-63.13%

Cappuccino

$1.38 MYR 5.83

$2.78 €2.4

-50.36%

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

$0.6 MYR 2.54

$2.23 €1.92

-73.09%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 MYR 1.06

$1.57 €1.35

-84.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.79 MYR 11.75

$3.41 €2.95

-18.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.65 MYR 19.62

$3.82 €3.3

21.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.48 MYR 6.26

$1.14 €0.98

29.82%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 MYR 3.33

$1.73 €1.49

-54.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.58 MYR 2.46

$1.67 €1.44

-65.27%

Eggs

$1.33 MYR 5.62

$3.13 €2.7

-57.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.55 MYR 78.2

$13.31 €11.5

39.37%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.46 MYR 18.81

$7.99 €6.9

-44.18%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.55 MYR 31.85

$15.97 €13.79

-52.72%

Apples (1kg)

$2.74 MYR 11.57

$2.28 €1.97

20.18%

Banana (1kg)

$1.72 MYR 7.25

$1.7 €1.47

1.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.43 MYR 10.26

$2.04 €1.76

19.12%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.7 MYR 7.16

$2.55 €2.2

-33.33%

Potato (1kg)

$1.09 MYR 4.59

$1.76 €1.52

-38.07%

Onion (1kg)

$1 MYR 4.21

$2.05 €1.77

-51.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.73 MYR 3.08

$1.98 €1.71

-63.13%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 MYR 1.91

$0.81 €0.7

-44.44%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.29 MYR 18.09

$6.59 €5.69

-34.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$30.07 MYR 127

$5.87 €5.07

412.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.7 MYR 15.59

$1.33 €1.15

178.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.41 MYR 22.8

$2.92 €2.52

85.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.95 MYR 4.01

$2.27 €1.96

-58.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.44 MYR 35.61

$46.15 €39.85

-81.71%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 MYR 4.53

$4.23 €3.66

-74.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.21 MYR 0.88

$0.86 €0.75

-75.58%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.26 MYR 17.95

$18.68 €16.13

-77.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 MYR 1.94

$2.09 €1.81

-77.99%

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

$32.5K MYR 136.8K

$34.5K €29.8K

-5.98%

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

$27.5K MYR 116.1K

$39.6K €34.2K

-30.55%

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

$74.2 MYR 313

$148 €128

-49.98%

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

$5.32 MYR 22.44

$20.98 €18.11

-74.64%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.41 MYR 116

$39.65 €34.24

-30.87%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.71 MYR 74.7

$47.92 €41.37

-63.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$2.32 MYR 9.77

$18.57 €16.03

-87.51%

Cinema Ticket

$4.44 MYR 18.72

$9.38 €8.1

-52.67%

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

$117 MYR 493

$607 €524

-80.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,357 MYR 18.4K

$16.1K €13.9K

-72.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.24 MYR 195

$104 €90.1

-55.71%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.48 MYR 124

$41.09 €35.48

-28.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.7 MYR 226

$92.7 €80

-42.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.86 MYR 202

$119 €102

-59.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$116 MYR 488

$1,592 €1,375

-92.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$116 MYR 488

$1,262 €1,090

-90.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$330 MYR 1,390

$3,046 €2,630

-89.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$258 MYR 1,090

$2,069 €1,787

-87.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,760 MYR 7,423

$7,280 €6,286

-75.82%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,145 MYR 4,829

$4,549 €3,928

-74.83%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$558 MYR 2,352

$1,462 €1,263

-61.86%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.95

3.81

3.67%

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

Last update for Taiping: October 27, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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