Kuala Lumpur vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$393	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	93	79
😀 Quality of life	77	94
🏙️ Population	1.98M	709K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 65% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6403rd and 1171st ($810 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and Norway, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 811th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Oslo

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	Kuala Lumpur	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$8593

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006