Kuala Lumpur vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$866	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$415	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$706	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$74	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1175	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	1.98M	549K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 47% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6384th and 3402nd ($866 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Malaysia and Canada, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 985th and 300th 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	$4.41	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$522	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$927	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.1	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3056	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1519	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.2	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.83	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.47	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.73	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.76	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.79	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$267	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9002	$6103

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Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$681
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$584
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$704
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$643
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$689
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$771
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$519
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$657
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$552
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$552
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$771
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$598
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$701
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$754
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3201
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$466
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$542
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$460
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$509
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$570
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$592
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$449
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$592
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$756

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763