Essen vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$681
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$1450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
585K
1.98M

The cost of living in Essen is 71% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 3595th and 6160th ($1525 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1st in Germany and Malaysia, respectively. Check Germany vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 31st and 883rd 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
$13.6
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$9485

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

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