Kuala Lumpur vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kuala Lumpur	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$892	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2135	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$450	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$787	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.6	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1450	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	93	80
😀 Quality of life	76	41
🏙️ Population	1.98M	1.64M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 55% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 6160th and 8030th ($892 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Malaysia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 883rd and 6811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs South Tangerang

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	Kuala Lumpur	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.35	$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.17	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$604	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.7	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.53%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3145	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1425	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.79	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.31	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.47	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.4	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.1	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9485	$8626

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$605
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$757
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$419
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$541
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$553
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$524
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$596
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$522
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$530
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$571
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$438
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$551
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$517
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$512
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$506
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$447
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$434
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$487
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$499
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$470
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$512
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$427
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$558
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$388
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$495
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$518
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$458
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$459
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549