Kuala Lumpur vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$450
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
92
😀 Quality of life
76
86
🏙️ Population
1.98M
1.38M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 46% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6160th and 3084th ($892 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malaysia and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Malaysia vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 883rd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Prague

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Kuala Lumpur Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$12545

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141