Italy vs Malaysia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Malaysia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1656
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3941
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$842
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1416
$637
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1983
$917
💸 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 %
13.6%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
81
68
🏙️ Population
59M
35.6M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1656) is 101% more expensive than in Malaysia ($824). Italy ranked 32nd vs 128th 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 35th 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
$18.2
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.8
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$4.5
 Cappuccino
$2.14
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4872
$1946
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$7.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.39
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$4.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.8
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.6
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$6.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.8
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$79.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$582
$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11511
$7160

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2082
2.75M
Milan
$2370
1.35M
Turin
$1652
842K
Naples
$1615
913K
Genoa
$1649
559K
Palermo
$1308
630K
Bologna
$1761
388K
Florence
$1851
361K
Catania
$1318
312K
Bari
$1646
315K
Verona
$1733
256K
Venice
$1611
250K
Prato
$1611
196K
Padua
$1855
206K
Parma
$1652
197K
Messina
$1235
219K
Brescia
$1844
196K
Modena
$1719
184K
Trieste
$1661
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1468
170K
Ravenna
$1415
156K
Taranto
$1336
188K
Bergamo
$1582
120K
Perugia
$1240
162K
Rimini
$1618
149K
Cagliari
$1672
148K
Foggia
$1367
145K
Monza
$1885
122K
Livorno
$1659
153K
Forli
$1609
116K

In Malaysia

City Cost of living Population
Kuala Lumpur
$981
9M
Ipoh
$696
867K
Klang
$762
878K
George Town
$792
794K
Subang Jaya
$831
708K
Johor Bahru
$838
798K
Shah Alam
$750
741K
Petaling Jaya
$813
639K
Kuantan
$588
608K
Kota Bharu
$551
491K
Sandakan
$562
396K
Kota Kinabalu
$734
452K
Seremban
$678
420K
Kluang
$770
324K
Sungai Petani
$663
545K
Alor Setar
$564
217K
Chukai
$640
256K
Teluk Intan
$701
233K
Muar
$788
315K
Malacca
$736
455K
Kuching
$709
325K
Miri
$711
235K
Lahad Datu
$600
200K
Taiping
$572
245K
Kuala Terengganu
$572
255K
Sibu
$627
248K
Batu Pahat
$780
140K
Putrajaya
$627
109K
Tawau
$621
114K
Butterworth
$740
80.4K