Kuala Lumpur vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kuala Lumpur Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$450
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$4332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
61
😀 Quality of life
76
87
🏙️ Population
1.98M
246K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 52% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6160th and 2276th ($892 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1806th in Malaysia and the United States, respectively. Check Malaysia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 883rd and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kuala Lumpur vs Louisville infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Louisville

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

Kuala Lumpur Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$13601

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954