Kuala Lumpur vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1984
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$393
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1392
$903
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
82
😀 Quality of life
77
69
🏙️ Population
1.98M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 13% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6403rd and 6818th ($810 vs $716) 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 1.3 months in Mumbai. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 811th and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuala Lumpur Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1427
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8723
$3007

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$543
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$529
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$703
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$503
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$695
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$679
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$565
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$474
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$619
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$501
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$542
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$486
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$620
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$759
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$605
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$3059
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$2788
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$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
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$560
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$461
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$570
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$480
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$501
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$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
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$350
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$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
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$340
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$473
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$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
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$492
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$382
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$311
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$430
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$371
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$333
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$452
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$359
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$250
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$415
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$315
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$295
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$389
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$367
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$311
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$294
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$296