Essen vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Essen Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$666
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1175
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
587K
1.98M

The cost of living in Essen is 75% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 3903rd and 6384th ($1516 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 1st in Germany and Malaysia, respectively. Check Germany vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 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 24th and 985th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Essen vs Kuala Lumpur infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Essen vs Kuala Lumpur

Prices for goods and services in Essen and Kuala Lumpur are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Essen Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$4.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$3056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$1519
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$9.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$9002

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$789
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$681
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$584
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$609
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$704
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$643
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$689
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$654
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$771
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$519
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$657
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$552
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$788
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$552
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$771
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$598
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$701
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$503
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$754
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$789
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$653
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3201
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$466
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$542
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$460
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$509
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$570
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$592
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$449
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$592
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$756