Cost of Living Comparison Between Langkawi and Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Comparison Between Langkawi and Kuala Lumpur

🙂 Solo nomad: Langkawi is 25.9% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur without rent, and 26.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Langkawi is 23.1% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur without rent, and 25.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.5 MYR 14.76

$4.8 MYR 20.26

-27.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.86 MYR 88

$28.84 MYR 122

-27.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.28 MYR 26.48

$4.78 MYR 20.17

31.38%

Cappuccino

$1.49 MYR 6.28

$3.14 MYR 13.23

-52.55%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.84 MYR 3.55

$0.85 MYR 3.56

-1.18%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.62 MYR 2.61

$0.49 MYR 2.06

26.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.59 MYR 15.14

$4.12 MYR 17.36

-12.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.87 MYR 20.54

$5.86 MYR 24.71

-16.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.49 MYR 6.3

$2.02 MYR 8.51

-26.24%

White Bread (500g)

$1.16 MYR 4.87

$1.01 MYR 4.26

14.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MYR 5.57

$1.67 MYR 7.03

-20.96%

Eggs

$2.11 MYR 8.88

$2.18 MYR 9.2

-3.21%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.16 MYR 63.9

$14.31 MYR 60.3

5.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.41 MYR 18.61

$4.76 MYR 20.08

-7.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.3 MYR 39.21

$9.74 MYR 41.05

-4.52%

Apples (1kg)

$1.85 MYR 7.79

$3 MYR 12.63

-38.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.43 MYR 6.05

$1.56 MYR 6.57

-8.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.6 MYR 10.98

$2.61 MYR 11

-0.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.43 MYR 6.03

$1.46 MYR 6.15

-2.05%

Potato (1kg)

$1.3 MYR 5.48

$1.27 MYR 5.37

2.36%

Onion (1kg)

$1.27 MYR 5.36

$1.34 MYR 5.65

-5.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 MYR 4.31

$1.17 MYR 4.95

-12.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MYR 2.36

$0.63 MYR 2.67

-11.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.84 MYR 16.21

$4.21 MYR 17.74

-8.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.93 MYR 67.2

$17.41 MYR 73.4

-8.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 MYR 3.7

$3.36 MYR 14.15

-73.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.99 MYR 12.6

$4.3 MYR 18.14

-30.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.6 MYR 2.55

$0.69 MYR 2.9

-13.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.09 MYR 46.75

$11.65 MYR 49.11

-4.81%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.26 MYR 5.33

$1.2 MYR 5.04

5.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.14 MYR 4.79

$1.15 MYR 4.84

-0.87%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.26 MYR 22.18

$4.78 MYR 20.17

10.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.97

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.1K MYR 148K

$39.3K MYR 165.8K

-10.73%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.6K MYR 133.4K

$32.8K MYR 138.1K

-3.40%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$35.01 MYR 148

$63.3 MYR 267

-44.67%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$10.33 MYR 43.57

$11.42 MYR 48.14

-9.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.2 MYR 123

$25.15 MYR 106

16.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$20.98 MYR 88.5

$46.38 MYR 196

-54.76%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.67 MYR 23.91

$7.77 MYR 32.75

-27.03%

Cinema Ticket

$5.09 MYR 21.44

$5.26 MYR 22.17

-3.23%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$186 MYR 786

$270 MYR 1,138

-30.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,964 MYR 25.2K

$9,493 MYR 40K

-37.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.6 MYR 277

$60 MYR 253

9.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.59 MYR 104

$36.73 MYR 155

-33.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.4 MYR 292

$87.4 MYR 368

-20.62%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$43.43 MYR 183

$79.2 MYR 334

-45.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$379 MYR 1,600

$563 MYR 2,376

-32.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$275 MYR 1,159

$376 MYR 1,584

-26.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$641 MYR 2,704

$1,084 MYR 4,572

-40.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$472 MYR 1,991

$624 MYR 2,630

-24.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,799 MYR 7,586

$3,000 MYR 12.7K

-40.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,185 MYR 4,996

$1,471 MYR 6,204

-19.47%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,200 MYR 5,061

$1,342 MYR 5,659

-10.58%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

4.47

-8.95%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

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