Kuala Lumpur vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$1921
🏠 One person rent
$450
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$39
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$591
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
43
😀 Quality of life
76
64
🏙️ Population
1.98M
1.08M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 14% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6160th and 6525th ($892 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Malaysia and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 883rd and 4508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Nur-Sultan

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Kuala Lumpur Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$50.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
16.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$1129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$209
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$6243

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$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$615
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$534
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$630
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$520
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$556
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$556
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$575
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$406
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$524
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$508
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$628
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$782
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$605
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$490
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$698
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$550
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$533
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$531
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$519
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$619
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$649
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$451
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$539
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$532
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$791
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$461
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$710
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$701
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$681
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$357
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$653
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$838
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$673
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$941
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$595