Cost of Living in
Kuala Lumpur

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$868	$2188
Without rent	$432	$1306
Rent & Utilities	$446.11	$782.67
Food	$314	$803
Transport	$70.96	$162.48
Monthly salary after tax	$1721.47
Quality of life	76.72
Life expectancy	84.93
Population	1.7M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is $868, which is 1.34 times more expensive than the average in Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur ranked 48th most expensive in Malaysia.

The average salary after taxes in Kuala Lumpur is $1721.47, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months.

Kuala Lumpur

We calculate prices for Kuala Lumpur State as a population-weighted mean of 0 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$868	48 / 51
Without rent	$432	42 / 51
Rent & Utilities	$446.11	50 / 51
Food	$314	48 / 51
Transport	$70.96	50 / 51

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	490.75$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	342.5$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1210.55$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	694.17$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	40.75$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	60.64$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	22.9$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	2577$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1277$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	4.64$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	30.88$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	5.85$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	5.49$
Cappuccino	3.84$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	1.03$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.62$
Monthly ticket local transport	10.34$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	8.77$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.44$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	2.27$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.21$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.41$
Eggs, x12	2.88$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	14.19$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.79$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	8.53$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.55$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.52$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.78$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.45$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.96$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.13$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.55$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.01$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	18.48$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	3.69$
Cigarette pack	3.81$
Cold medicince, 1 week	3.81$
Hair Shampoo	3.09$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.43$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	2.24$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	44.79$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	5.14$
Doctor's visit	21.66$
Haircut, simple	6.59$
Brand Jeans	59.51$
Brand Sneakers	93.27$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	299.63$
International Primary School, 1 year	9444$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Johor	$3038
2	Kedah	$873
3	Taiping	$871
4	Kuala Lumpur	$868
5	Batu Pahat	$833
6	Selangor	$816
7	Malacca	$770
8	Johor Bahru	$767
9	Subang Jaya	$751
10	Shah Alam	$745
11	Terengganu	$704
12	Muar	$697
13	Kluang	$694
14	Sabah	$694
15	Butterworth	$683
16	Perlis	$669
17	Bintulu	$660
18	Klang	$659
19	Petaling Jaya	$658
20	Labuan	$653
21	Langkawi	$643
22	Sungai Petani	$642
23	Federal Territory	$636
24	Perak	$635
25	George Town (Malaysia)	$635
26	Teluk Intan	$634
27	Melaka	$634
28	Putrajaya	$633
29	Bidur	$612
30	Kota Kinabalu	$608
31	Cyberjaya	$606
32	Chukai	$582
33	Kota Bharu	$569
34	Kangar	$566
35	Miri	$565
36	Kuala Terengganu	$565
37	Alor Setar	$561
38	Pahang	$559
39	Ipoh	$556
40	Sandakan	$531
41	Negeri Sembilan	$529
42	Seremban	$527
43	Penang	$525
44	Lahad Datu	$522
45	Kuching	$517
46	Sibu	$513
47	Sarawak	$495
48	Kuantan	$464
49	Kelantan (Malaysia)	$463
50	Tawau	$457
51	Pulau Pinang	$431

Cost of Living in Kuala Lumpur

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