Adelaide vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2338
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4797
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$1428
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$2032
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$1331
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
93
84
🏙️ Population
1.39M
9M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 138% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1210th and 5802nd ($2338 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Australia and Malaysia, respectively. Check Australia vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 73rd and 520th 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
$15.9
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.33
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1521
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1196
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2231
$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1697
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8511
$3532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5565
$1566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.19
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.2
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.2
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.67
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$23
$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1013
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8002
$10356

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2128
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1904
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1870
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1487
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1604
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1906
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1928
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$2217
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1822
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1815
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2496
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1829
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1894
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1824
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1889
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1798
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1860
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1896
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1979
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2223
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1898
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1867
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1477
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1821
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1699
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1753
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1695
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1710
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$2050
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2482
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2308
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2844
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2379
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1997
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1288
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1590
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1796

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790