Kuala Lumpur vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$393	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$2651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	77	89
🏙️ Population	1.98M	521K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 48% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 6403rd and 3152nd ($810 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Malaysia and France, respectively. Check Malaysia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 811th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Lyon

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	Kuala Lumpur	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$10816

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Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$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

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457