Kuala Lumpur vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$468
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1331
$4507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
84
94
🏙️ Population
9M
1.51M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 61% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5802nd and 889th ($981 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and Germany, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 520th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Munich

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Kuala Lumpur Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.71
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1566
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10356
$16629

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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
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748