Brisbane vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$1450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
97
76
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.98M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 179% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 781st and 6160th ($2491 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Malaysia, respectively. Check Australia vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 15th and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kuala Lumpur

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Brisbane Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$9485

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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