Essen vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$682
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1331
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
95
84
🏙️ Population
587K
9M

The cost of living in Essen is 59% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 3860th and 5802nd ($1561 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 1st in Germany and Malaysia, respectively. Check Germany vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 17th and 520th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kuala Lumpur

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Essen Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$3532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$10356

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790