Kuala Lumpur vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$450
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
38
😀 Quality of life
76
77
🏙️ Population
1.98M
767K

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 29% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6160th and 4447th ($892 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Malaysia and Croatia, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 883rd and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Zagreb

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Kuala Lumpur Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780