Auckland vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$1392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	32	93
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.98M

The cost of living in Auckland is 143% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1924th and 6403rd ($1968 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in New Zealand and Malaysia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 161st and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Auckland	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$8723

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

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