Hamilton vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$2346
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$483
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$775
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$1014
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	93
😀 Quality of life	88	82
🏙️ Population	569K	9M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 102% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 2004th and 5636th ($2006 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Canada and Malaysia, respectively. Check Canada vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 1 months in Kuala Lumpur. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 265th and 555th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Hamilton	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$4.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$1476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$66.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$11913

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$741
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$610
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$743
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$617
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$707
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$759
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$488
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$677
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$576
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$717
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$720
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$762
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3105
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$453
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$501
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$449
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$545
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$592
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$616
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$439
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$588
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$747