Kuala Lumpur vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1779
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$367
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$648
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
82
😀 Quality of life
77
65
🏙️ Population
1.98M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 5% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6605th and 6763rd ($743 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malaysia and India, respectively. Check Malaysia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 772nd and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuala Lumpur Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.2
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.1
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$872
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$492
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.16%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2386
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1168
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.81
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.91
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.85
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.7
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$208
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6454
$2517

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$644
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$582
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$480
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$539
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$553
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$545
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$602
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$565
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$611
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$554
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$550
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$482
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$609
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$638
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$610
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$512
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$578
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$558
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$566
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$623
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$544
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3007
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$455
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$500
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$585
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$483
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$453
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$487
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$496
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$472
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$520
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$650

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325