Kuala Lumpur vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$393	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$311
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	17
😀 Quality of life	77	18
🏙️ Population	1.98M	1.16M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 16% more expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 6403rd and 6885th ($810 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malaysia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.4 months in Naypyidaw. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Naypyidaw ranked 4th in Myanmar, while ranked 811th and 8943rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Naypyidaw

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	Kuala Lumpur	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$580
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	8.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$1289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$65.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$3.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$2.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$8308

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$660
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$710
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$650
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$661
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$705
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$678
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$610
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$778
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$351
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$604
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$478
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$625
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$378
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$628
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$683
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$632
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$367
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$287
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1163
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$305
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$309
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$295
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$430
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$543
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$303
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$606
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$408
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$568