Kuala Lumpur vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$393	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$4154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	93	67
😀 Quality of life	77	73
🏙️ Population	1.98M	504K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 66% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6403rd and 933rd ($810 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 854th 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 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.7 months in Mesa. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Mesa ranked 422nd in the United States, while ranked 811th and 1561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Mesa

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	Kuala Lumpur	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$12523

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913