Kuala Lumpur vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$393	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	61
😀 Quality of life	77	79
🏙️ Population	1.98M	605K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 27% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6403rd and 4764th ($810 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malaysia and Latvia, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 811th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Riga

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	Kuala Lumpur	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$13840

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220