Adelaide vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$1450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
93
76
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.98M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 152% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1267th and 6160th ($2246 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 64th and 883rd 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
$17.1
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$9485

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2013
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1816
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1697
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1397
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1357
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1795
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1822
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1892
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1757
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1717
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2397
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1758
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1876
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1746
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1799
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1738
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1800
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1805
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1829
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2393
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1900
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1815
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1500
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1748
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1674
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1798
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1532
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1732
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1997
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2472
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2265
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2801
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2286
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1833
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1289
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1533
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1661

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742