Kuala Lumpur vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$393	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$1425
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	69
😀 Quality of life	77	68
🏙️ Population	1.98M	720K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 14% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6403rd and 5814th ($810 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 703rd in Malaysia and Japan, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 811th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Okayama

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	Kuala Lumpur	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$16248

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545