Kuala Lumpur vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$483
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$2218
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
82
87
🏙️ Population
9M
1.86M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 50% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5636th and 2081st ($992 vs $1979) 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 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 555th and 335th 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
$4.55
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$15882

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Distance City Cost of living
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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445