Kuala Lumpur vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kuala Lumpur Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$1568
🏠 One person rent
$483
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$149
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
93
14
😀 Quality of life
82
27
🏙️ Population
9M
1.16M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 58% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 5636th and 7757th ($992 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Malaysia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 555th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Naypyidaw

Prices for goods and services in Kuala Lumpur and Naypyidaw are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kuala Lumpur Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.55
$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$261
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$8641

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi Taunggyi
$549
242 km or 150 mi Mandalay
$555
244 km or 151 mi Pai
$675
276 km or 171 mi Bago
$610
277 km or 172 mi Monywa
$534
317 km or 197 mi Chiang Mai
$750
334 km or 207 mi Yangon
$656
343 km or 213 mi Sittwe
$583
359 km or 223 mi Hpa-an
$601
370 km or 230 mi Pathein
$721
384 km or 239 mi Chiang Rai
$581
400 km or 249 mi Mawlamyine
$575
474 km or 295 mi Cox's Bazar
$321
530 km or 329 mi Chittagong
$358
540 km or 336 mi Jinghong
$591
546 km or 339 mi Phitsanulok
$554
563 km or 350 mi Aizawl
$435
598 km or 372 mi Pu'er
$616
602 km or 374 mi Imphal
$365
609 km or 378 mi Lincang
$617
620 km or 385 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
625 km or 389 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
634 km or 394 mi Myitkyina
$555
667 km or 414 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
667 km or 415 mi Baoshan
$617
675 km or 419 mi Agartala
$342
681 km or 423 mi Barisal
$321
698 km or 433 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
708 km or 440 mi Vientiane
$968
718 km or 446 mi Sylhet
$327
722 km or 449 mi Narayanganj
$348
723 km or 449 mi Narsingdi
$357
737 km or 458 mi Dhaka
$478
743 km or 462 mi Udon Thani
$564
762 km or 474 mi Khulna
$287
773 km or 480 mi Dali
$596
777 km or 483 mi Shillong
$336
784 km or 487 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
793 km or 493 mi Tha Khlong
$671
799 km or 496 mi Khon Kaen
$590