Kuala Lumpur vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$3814
🏠 One person rent
$450
$711
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$1511
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$2257
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
43
😀 Quality of life
76
74
🏙️ Population
1.98M
2.99M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 39% less expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 6160th and 3883rd ($892 vs $1457) 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 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.5 months in Kuwait City. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 883rd and 1287th 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
$4.35
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$5807
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$2705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$5.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$77.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$467
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$7012

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi Umm Qasr
$716
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$713
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$557
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$705
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$552
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$879
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$588
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$665
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$507
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$548
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$559
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$928
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$541
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$490
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$586
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$878
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$588
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$583
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$537
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$489
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$989
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$631
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$870
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1267
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1226
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1218
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$558
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$566
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$585
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$559
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$546
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$518
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$527