Kuala Lumpur vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$468
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1331
$2307
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
84
89
🏙️ Population
9M
1.4M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 49% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5802nd and 2387th ($981 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 520th and 285th 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
$4.71
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1566
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10356
$17389

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383