Calgary vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2135
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$787
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$1450
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.98M

The cost of living in Calgary is 141% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1473rd and 6160th ($2149 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and Malaysia, respectively. Check Canada vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 131st and 883rd 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	$16.9	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$9485

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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