Kuala Lumpur vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$468
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1331
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
83
😀 Quality of life
84
67
🏙️ Population
9M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 34% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5802nd and 7076th ($981 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and India, respectively. Check Malaysia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 520th and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kuala Lumpur Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.71
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1566
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10356
$4412

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301