Barcelona vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2346
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1014
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
98
93
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
1.73M
9M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 115% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1659th and 5636th ($2129 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Malaysia, respectively. Check Spain vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1 months in Kuala Lumpur. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 174th and 555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kuala Lumpur

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Barcelona Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$4.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$66.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$11913

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$798
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$741
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$610
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$654
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$743
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$617
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$707
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$678
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$759
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$488
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$677
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$576
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$737
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$555
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$717
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$621
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$720
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$466
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$762
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$843
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3105
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$531
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$453
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$501
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$449
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$545
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$592
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$616
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$439
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$588
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$747