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Kuala Lumpur is 74% cheaper than Singapore.

Monthly cost for one person, renting in the city centre. Includes rent, food, transport, bills and going out.

Where you live now

SingaporeSingapore

SGD 5,454

per month

City to compare

Kuala LumpurMalaysia

MYR 4,553

per month, about SGD 1,428

Monthly costs by category

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CategorySingaporeKuala LumpurDifference
Rent4,096704−83%
Groceries443273−38%
Eating out351144−59%
Getting around14870−53%
Bills265151−43%
Going out12262−49%
Clothes2924−18%
Total per month5,4541,428−74%

Kuala Lumpur: no reports yet, so these numbers are starting estimates from the city's overall price level.How this is calculated

Everyday prices in Kuala Lumpur

The typical price people paid recently, and how it compares with Singapore. "Estimated" means we don't have many reports yet.

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ItemTypical priceWhat people paidvs SingaporeReports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated SGD 1.97 −59% vs Singapore 0 reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated SGD 8.07 −62% vs Singapore 0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated SGD 58.57 −53% vs Singapore 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated SGD 704 −83% vs Singapore 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated SGD 507 −83% vs Singapore 0 reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated SGD 0.88 −36% vs Singapore 0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated SGD 3.05 −41% vs Singapore 0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated SGD 8.81 −36% vs Singapore 0 reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated SGD 115 −45% vs Singapore 0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated SGD 39.63 −41% vs Singapore 0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated SGD 36.58 −41% vs Singapore 0 reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated SGD 44.40 −49% vs Singapore 0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated SGD 8.88 −49% vs Singapore 0 reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated SGD 63.84 −17% vs Singapore 0 reports
Most reports (10th–90th percentile) Middle half of reports Same item in Singapore
All prices in Kuala Lumpur

Where the numbers come from

People who live in each city share what they paid. Every price is checked before it counts.

  1. People share prices

    Anyone can add what they paid, in their own currency. No account needed. A quick automatic check keeps bots out.

  2. We check every price

    Typos, wrong currencies and impossible amounts are caught. An unusual price only counts after someone else reports something similar.

  3. We work out the typical price

    We use the middle price of recent reports. When a city has only a few reports, we estimate the rest and label it "Estimated".

No reports in the last 30 days yet. When they arrive, you'll see here how many were counted, held for a second opinion or turned down.

Most and least expensive cities

Monthly cost for one person renting in the city centre, in Singapore dollars. Pick a city to compare it with Singapore. See all cities

Most expensive

  1. 1New YorkUnited StatesSGD 7,284
  2. 2San FranciscoUnited StatesSGD 6,208
  3. 3ZurichSwitzerlandSGD 5,962
  4. 4BostonUnited StatesSGD 5,899
  5. 5GenevaSwitzerlandSGD 5,654
  6. 6SingaporeSingaporeSGD 5,454
  7. 7LondonUnited KingdomSGD 5,304
  8. 8Los AngelesUnited StatesSGD 5,079

Least expensive

  1. 118KarachiPakistanSGD 722
  2. 117KathmanduNepalSGD 822
  3. 116CairoEgyptSGD 874
  4. 115DhakaBangladeshSGD 886
  5. 114New DelhiIndiaSGD 1,050
  6. 113TunisTunisiaSGD 1,057
  7. 112BengaluruIndiaSGD 1,114
  8. 111Chiang MaiThailandSGD 1,149

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