Kuala Lumpur vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$2490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$5624
🏠 One person rent
$450
$1668
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$2857
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$6032
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
29
😀 Quality of life
76
89
🏙️ Population
1.98M
135K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 64% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 6160th and 785th ($892 vs $2490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and Luxembourg, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 2.4 months in Luxembourg City. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 883rd and 200th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Luxembourg City

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Kuala Lumpur Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$6.96
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$1738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$1390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$2439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$11850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$8510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$30.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$7.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$52.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$31.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$97
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$1335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$18853

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2390
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2457
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2293
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1694
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1491
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1784
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1433
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1438
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1494
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1438
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1446
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1437
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1449
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1447
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1445
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1618
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1444
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1452
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1444
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1563
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1273
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1468
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1252
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1548
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1539
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1505
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1567
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1485
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1567
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1576
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1550
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1548
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1542
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1703
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1528
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1554
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1569
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1542