Kuala Lumpur vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$4509
🏠 One person rent	$393	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$1671
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$3756
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	70
😀 Quality of life	77	88
🏙️ Population	1.98M	681K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 56% less expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 6403rd and 2302nd ($810 vs $1832) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1898th 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 2.1 months in Oklahoma City. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Oklahoma City ranked 46th in the United States, while ranked 811th and 208th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Oklahoma City

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	Kuala Lumpur	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$773
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$23318

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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 Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1878
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1861
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$1946
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1824
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1862
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1621
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$1989
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1855
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1748
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1814
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1816
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1638
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1671
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1865
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1874
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1851
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1864
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1855
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1544
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1629
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2205
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2229
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1846
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$2014
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2219
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2246
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2239
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2395
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2111
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2258
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2025
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2253
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2538
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2184