Kuala Lumpur vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kuala Lumpur	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2135	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$450	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$787	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1450	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	39
😀 Quality of life	76	86
🏙️ Population	1.98M	549K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 50% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6160th and 2544th ($892 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th in Malaysia and Canada, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 883rd and 316th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Quebec City

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	Kuala Lumpur	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.35	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.7	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1425	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.79	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.31	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.47	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.4	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9485	$6253

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Cities near Kuala Lumpur

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

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751