Kuala Lumpur vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$393	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$1050
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	77	83
🏙️ Population	1.98M	2.33M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 7% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6403rd and 6171st ($810 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 811th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Taoyuan

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	Kuala Lumpur	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443