Italy vs Malaysia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Malaysia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1624
$818
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3873
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$819
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$618
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1952
$919
💸 GDP per capita
$40385
$11874
😃 Human freedom index
8.28
7.11
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
76.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
52
🌐 English speaking %
28.2%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
82
68
🏙️ Population
59M
35.6M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1624) is 99% more expensive than in Malaysia ($818). Italy ranked 35th vs 127th for Malaysia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Italy compared to 1.1 months in Malaysia. Ranked 33rd and 55th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Malaysia

We calculate prices for Italy and Malaysia as a population-weighted mean of 148 and 34 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Italy Malaysia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$4.35
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.04
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$474
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$483
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4759
$2250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2544
$1191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.92
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.9
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$8.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.55
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.97
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.4
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$4.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.4
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$7.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$564
$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11665
$8255

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1972
2.75M
Milan
$2328
1.35M
Turin
$1659
842K
Naples
$1570
913K
Genoa
$1613
559K
Palermo
$1176
630K
Bologna
$1749
388K
Florence
$1891
361K
Bari
$1617
315K
Catania
$1336
312K
Verona
$1724
256K
Venice
$1734
250K
Prato
$1586
196K
Padua
$1876
206K
Parma
$1620
197K
Brescia
$1893
196K
Modena
$1653
184K
Messina
$1238
219K
Trieste
$1659
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1488
170K
Ravenna
$1396
156K
Taranto
$1326
188K
Bergamo
$1497
120K
Foggia
$1355
145K
Cagliari
$1624
147K
Reggio Calabria
$1164
171K
Perugia
$1212
162K
Monza
$1835
122K
Livorno
$1669
153K
Rimini
$1601
149K

In Malaysia

City Cost of living Population
Kuala Lumpur
$992
9M
Shah Alam
$741
741K
Johor Bahru
$843
798K
George Town
$762
794K
Ipoh
$677
867K
Klang
$743
878K
Subang Jaya
$798
708K
Petaling Jaya
$783
639K
Kuantan
$576
608K
Sandakan
$583
396K
Kota Bharu
$531
491K
Seremban
$617
420K
Sungai Petani
$637
545K
Kota Kinabalu
$718
452K
Chukai
$621
256K
Muar
$759
357K
Teluk Intan
$678
233K
Malacca
$707
455K
Kuching
$698
325K
Miri
$688
235K
Kluang
$717
205K
Lahad Datu
$620
200K
Alor Setar
$545
217K
Taiping
$555
245K
Putrajaya
$610
109K
Kuala Terengganu
$550
255K
Sibu
$614
248K
Batu Pahat
$737
140K
Butterworth
$720
80.4K
Bintulu
$588
114K