Kuala Lumpur vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$393	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	86
😀 Quality of life	77	93
🏙️ Population	1.98M	2.79M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 67% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6403rd and 861st ($810 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malaysia and Canada, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 811th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Toronto

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	Kuala Lumpur	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095