Kuala Lumpur vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$450
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
76
86
🏙️ Population
1.98M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 23% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6160th and 4715th ($892 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 883rd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Taipei

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Kuala Lumpur Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$18424

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605