Doha vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Doha | Kuala Lumpur | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Doha is 112% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 1744th and 5636th ($2100 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Malaysia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Malaysia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1 months in Kuala Lumpur. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 513th and 555th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Doha vs Kuala Lumpur
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| Doha | Kuala Lumpur | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 139 km or 87 mi | Manama | |
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| 191 km or 119 mi | Dammam | |
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| 282 km or 175 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
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| 388 km or 241 mi | Sharjah | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Ajman | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 409 km or 254 mi |  Jahrom | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Bushehr | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Borazjan | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Al Ain | |
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| 489 km or 304 mi | Shiraz | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Riyadh | |
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| 516 km or 320 mi | Bandar Abbas | |
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| 597 km or 371 mi | Yasuj | |
| 601 km or 374 mi |  Al-Faw | |
| 602 km or 374 mi | Behbahan | |
| 617 km or 383 mi | Sirjan | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 635 km or 394 mi | Umm Qasr | |
| 644 km or 400 mi | Abadan | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.7 mi |  Petaling Jaya | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Subang Jaya | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Shah Alam | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Putrajaya | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Cyberjaya | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Klang | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Seremban | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Malacca | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Teluk Intan | |
| 155 km or 97 mi | Muar | |
| 167 km or 104 mi |  Dumai | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Ipoh | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Kuantan | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Batu Pahat | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Tanjungbalai | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Taiping | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Kluang | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Chukai | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Tebing Tinggi | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Butterworth | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Kuala Terengganu | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Pekanbaru | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Pematangsiantar | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | George Town | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Johor Bahru | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Sungai Petani | |
| 311 km or 193 mi |  Singapore City | |
| 315 km or 195 mi | Bukit Merah | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Padangsidempuan | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Kota Bharu | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Medan | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Batam | |
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| 361 km or 225 mi | Alor Setar | |
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| 402 km or 250 mi | Kangar | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Langkawi | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Langsa | |
| 451 km or 280 mi |  Hat Yai | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Ko Lipe |