Kuala Lumpur vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$393	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$2916
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	17
😀 Quality of life	77	85
🏙️ Population	1.98M	216K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 56% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6403rd and 2289th ($810 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malaysia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Malaysia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 811th and 356th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Wellington

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	Kuala Lumpur	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$11415

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604