Kuala Lumpur vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$393	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	93	49
😀 Quality of life	77	59
🏙️ Population	1.98M	1.48M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 21% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6403rd and 5351st ($810 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Malaysia and Mexico, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 811th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Zapopan

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	Kuala Lumpur	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696