Kuala Lumpur vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$393	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	75
😀 Quality of life	77	88
🏙️ Population	1.98M	486K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 61% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 6403rd and 1666th ($810 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1477th 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 months in Omaha. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 811th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Omaha

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	Kuala Lumpur	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$24732

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979