Canberra vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$1450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
30
93
😀 Quality of life
83
76
🏙️ Population
381K
1.98M

The cost of living in Canberra is 168% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 929th and 6160th ($2393 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and Malaysia, respectively. Check Australia vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 393rd and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Kuala Lumpur

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Canberra Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$9485

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Distance City Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi Goulburn
$1748
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1532
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1674
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1500
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1732
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2472
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1997
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2801
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2286
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1746
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1815
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1717
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1833
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1829
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1805
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1800
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1876
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1738
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1758
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1397
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2397
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1822
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1799
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1795
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1757
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1892
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1357
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1289
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1816
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1697
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1900
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1798
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1958
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2265
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1635

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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