Austin vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$1392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	65	93
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	962K	1.98M

The cost of living in Austin is 203% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 858th and 6403rd ($2455 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1st in the United States and Malaysia, respectively. Check the United States vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 142nd and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Austin	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$8723

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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