Kuala Lumpur vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$866
$2776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2078
$6075
🏠 One person rent
$415
$1866
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$3059
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$74
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1175
$5130
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
29
😀 Quality of life
78
89
🏙️ Population
1.98M
136K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 69% less expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 6384th and 433rd ($866 vs $2776) 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 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 985th and 279th 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
$4.41
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.73
$6.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$1856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$1583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$3349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3056
$12143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$8764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$3.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.83
$34.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.73
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$3.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$59
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$32.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9002
$16342

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$789
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$681
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$584
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$609
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$704
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$643
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$689
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$654
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$771
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$519
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$657
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$552
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$788
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$552
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$771
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$598
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$701
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$503
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$754
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$789
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$653
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3201
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$466
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$542
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$460
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$509
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$570
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$592
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$449
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$592
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$756

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2515
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2564
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2439
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2361
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1809
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1646
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1725
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1463
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1457
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1526
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1479
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1476
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1482
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1479
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1676
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1561
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1484
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1484
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1664
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1478
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1538
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1664
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1644
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1599
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1689
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1619
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1695
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1633
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1662
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1691
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1777
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1580
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1599
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1668
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1689