Kuala Lumpur vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$393	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$4538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	78
😀 Quality of life	77	88
🏙️ Population	1.98M	689K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 68% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6403rd and 790th ($810 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 733rd in Malaysia and the United States, respectively. Check Malaysia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 811th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Nashville

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	Kuala Lumpur	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$30520

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Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$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
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494