Kuala Lumpur vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1984
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$393
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1392
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
1.98M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 31% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6403rd and 4534th ($810 vs $1181) 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 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 811th and 339th 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
$4.17
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1427
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8723
$19749

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$529
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$703
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$503
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$695
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$679
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$565
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$474
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$619
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$501
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$542
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$486
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$620
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$759
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$605
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$3059
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
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$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
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$560
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$461
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$570
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$1073
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$967
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$875
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$731
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$821
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$897
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$728
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$894
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$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$669
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$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
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$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
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$1155
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$644
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$956
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$627
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$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
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$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
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$1154
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$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
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$661
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$649
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$601
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$587
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$677
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$616
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$671
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$451
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$581