Kuala Lumpur vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$483
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
9M
2.36M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 0.3% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5636th and 5651st ($992 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Malaysia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 555th and 245th 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
$4.55
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$19490

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11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$798
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$741
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$610
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$654
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$743
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$617
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$707
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$678
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$759
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$488
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$677
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$576
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$737
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$555
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$717
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$621
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$720
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$466
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$762
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$843
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3105
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$531
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$453
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$501
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$449
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$545
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$592
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$616
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$439
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$588
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$747

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473