Kuala Lumpur vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2274
🏠 One person rent	$393	$1321
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$1431
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$52.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$84.4
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	42
😀 Quality of life	77	11
🏙️ Population	1.98M	908K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 50% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6403rd and 3008th ($810 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.1 months in Owerri. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 811th and 9183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Owerri

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	Kuala Lumpur	Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$1199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$16.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$1007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$0.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$2.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$1.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$7.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$1.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$13
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$1390

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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 Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$621
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$972
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$881
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$384
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$558
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$741
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$634
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$764
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$601
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$655
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1265
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$553
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$779
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$695
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$555
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1502
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$776
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1113
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$677
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$535
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$743
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1121
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$709
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$747
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$820
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$371
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$900
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$900
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$590
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$759
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$526