Baltimore vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$1392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	97	93
😀 Quality of life	90	77
🏙️ Population	586K	1.98M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 182% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1182nd and 6403rd ($2287 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 131st and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Baltimore	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$8723

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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