Kuala Lumpur vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$468
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1331
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
84
89
🏙️ Population
9M
2.44M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 22% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5802nd and 4661st ($981 vs $1257) 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 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 520th and 266th 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
$4.71
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1566
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10356
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602