Adelaide vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Adelaide	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1978	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4280	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1150	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3388	$1392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	50	93
😀 Quality of life	94	77
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.98M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 144% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1894th and 6403rd ($1978 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Australia and Malaysia, respectively. Check Australia vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 46th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Adelaide	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.51	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$902	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1801	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1445	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.9	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6777	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4517	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.76	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.4	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.16	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.6	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$843	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7829	$8723

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$1795
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1691
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1291
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1390
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1669
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1691
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1981
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1625
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1601
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2194
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1620
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1645
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1619
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1671
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1643
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1654
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1727
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2023
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1768
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1702
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1511
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1616
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1538
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1651
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1416
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1584
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1824
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2252
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2106
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2539
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2099
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1448
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1185
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719