Kuala Lumpur vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$6070
🏠 One person rent	$393	$1263
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$6224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	93	29
😀 Quality of life	77	80
🏙️ Population	1.98M	5.67K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 68% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 6403rd and 791st ($810 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 2.5 months in Vaduz. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 811th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Vaduz

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	Kuala Lumpur	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$33.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$16.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$6.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$2640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$15241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$4760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$82.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$46.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$9.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$25.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$50
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$6.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$74.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$22.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$42
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$8122

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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 Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2352
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$1818
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2344
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1641
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$1660
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1690
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1561
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2262
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1731
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$2974
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1732
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1560
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$2976
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1795
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3032
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1731
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3099
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3426
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3296
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3037
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1668
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$2873
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1555
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1688
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1502
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$2934
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$2931
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$2897
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$2891