Kuala Lumpur vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$483
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$4312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
82
94
🏙️ Population
9M
1.51M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 61% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5636th and 863rd ($992 vs $2525) 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 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 555th and 44th 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
$4.55
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$17274

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11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$798
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$741
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$610
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$654
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$743
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$617
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$707
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$678
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$759
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$488
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$677
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$576
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$737
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$555
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$717
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$621
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$720
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$466
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$762
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$843
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3105
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$531
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$453
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$501
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$449
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$545
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$592
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$616
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$439
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$588
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714