Cleveland vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4394
$1984
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$1817
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$1392
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
86
77
🏙️ Population
373K
1.98M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 135% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 2110th and 6403rd ($1899 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st and 1st in the United States and Malaysia, respectively. Check the United States vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Cleveland ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 305th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Kuala Lumpur

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Cleveland Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.18
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.65
$4.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2260
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1330
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1026
$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1016
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18828
$8723

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1921
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1914
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2003
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1876
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1965
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1954
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1967
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1935
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1937
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1915
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1930
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1818
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1871
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1799
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1842
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1666
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1839
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1840
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1753
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1584
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1606
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1481
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1526
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1279
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1858
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1860

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$714
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$645
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$532
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$585
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$670
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$604
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$669
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$631
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$682
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$543
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$628
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$529
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$703
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$695
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$679
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$565
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$619
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$542
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$620
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$759
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$605
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3059
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$485
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$481
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$539
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$470
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$490
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$536
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$560
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$461
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$570
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$719