Kuala Lumpur vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$393	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	77	98
🏙️ Population	1.98M	2.14M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 61% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6403rd and 1654th ($810 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Malaysia and Australia, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 811th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Perth

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	Kuala Lumpur	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645