Kuala Lumpur vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1984
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$393
$698
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$1494
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1392
$2507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
43
😀 Quality of life
77
75
🏙️ Population
1.98M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 42% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6403rd and 3893rd ($810 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and Kuwait, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Kuwait comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.8 months in Kuwait City. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 811th and 1114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Kuwait City

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Kuala Lumpur Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$3.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1427
$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8723
$6378

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$701
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$714
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$645
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$532
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$585
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$670
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$604
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$669
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$631
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$682
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$543
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$628
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$529
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$703
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$695
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$679
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$565
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$619
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$542
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$620
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$759
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$605
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3059
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$485
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$481
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$539
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$470
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$490
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$536
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$560
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$461
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$570
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$719

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502