Kuala Lumpur vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$866
$1978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2078
$4463
🏠 One person rent
$415
$1217
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$2001
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$74
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1175
$2042
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
78
85
🏙️ Population
1.98M
1.86M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 56% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6384th and 2069th ($866 vs $1978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and Poland, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1 months in Warsaw. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 985th and 444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Warsaw

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Kuala Lumpur Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.41
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.73
$5.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$1225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$917
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$1517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$218
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$333
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3056
$6642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$4244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.83
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.73
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$86.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9002
$15871

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$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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1522
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1199
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1241
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1009
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1166
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1113
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1226
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1177
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1338
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$993
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$966
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$902
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1136
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1089
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1323
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1097
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1257
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1148
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1182
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$528
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$926
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1216
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1186
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1125
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1033
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1185
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1127
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$970
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$843
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1103
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1209
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1210
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1074
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1113
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$966
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1077
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$349