Kuala Lumpur vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$393	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	93	87
😀 Quality of life	77	90
🏙️ Population	1.98M	518K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 54% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6403rd and 2490th ($810 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 147th in Malaysia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Malaysia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 811th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Sheffield

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	Kuala Lumpur	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750