Kuala Lumpur vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$866
$2132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2078
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$415
$1089
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$1885
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$74
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1175
$3535
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
93
98
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
1.98M
1.97M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 59% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 6384th and 1640th ($866 vs $2132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and Austria, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 985th and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Vienna

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Kuala Lumpur Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.41
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.73
$5.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3056
$10556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$6355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.83
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$7.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.73
$19.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$163
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9002
$25585

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$789
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$681
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$584
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$609
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$704
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$643
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$689
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$654
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$771
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$519
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$657
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$552
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$788
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$552
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$771
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$598
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$701
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$503
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$754
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$789
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$653
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3201
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$466
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$542
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$460
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$509
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$570
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$592
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$449
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$592
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$756

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1859
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1976
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$2019
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1497
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1388
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1774
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1052
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1759
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1148
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1233
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1229
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1311
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$823
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$861
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1570
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1468
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$985
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1097
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1606
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1176
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1378
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1148
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1229
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1103
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1257
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1685
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1651
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1282
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1182
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1760
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1707
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1660
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1056
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$946