Calgary vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2346
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$483
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$1014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	90	82
🏙️ Population	1.31M	9M

The cost of living in Calgary is 111% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1759th and 5636th ($2095 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Malaysia, respectively. Check Canada vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1 months in Kuala Lumpur. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 187th and 555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Calgary	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$4.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$66.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$11913

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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