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Kuala Lumpur vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 28.4% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 10.3% less in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 5.1% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 14.9% less in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 58.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 44.6% less in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.7% less in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 21.5% less in Kuala Lumpur

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Doha, you would:

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pay 10.3% less for restaurants

	Doha	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.90	$4.54 MYR20.44	-44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.41	$4.54 MYR20.44	-39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.27	$0.84 MYR3.79	-6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$0.53 MYR2.40	+49.4%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 5.1% more for groceries

	Doha	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.70	$0.95 MYR4.26	-39.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.88	$7.58 MYR34.10	+32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.09	$7.22 MYR32.48	-9.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.29	$2.36 MYR10.60	-7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR13.99	$1.94 MYR8.71	-49.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.13	$1.24 MYR5.58	+43.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.60	$0.69 MYR3.11	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.44	$1.25 MYR5.63	+86.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.21	$0.63 MYR2.82	+3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	$0.47 MYR2.10	+9.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.05	$0.51 MYR2.31	-9.2%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 14.9% less for transportation

	Doha	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.79	$1.77 MYR7.98	-17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.62	$11.36 MYR51.11	-65.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,744.24	$37,478.71 MYR168,654.17	+71.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.77	$10.22 MYR46.00	-48.2%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 58.6% less for housing

	Doha	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR320.09	$25.27 MYR113.69	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,714.54	$536.30 MYR2,413.33	-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,689.78	$371.69 MYR1,672.60	-63.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR276.07	$50.02 MYR225.11	-34.1%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 44.6% less for childcare

	Doha	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,904.23	$250.80 MYR1,128.62	-68.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,888.09	$8,920.55 MYR40,142.48	-20.6%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.87	$4.09 MYR18.40	-62.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.13	$2.92 MYR13.13	-44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.92	$4.09 MYR18.40	-37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR429.37	$44.75 MYR201.36	-62.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.86	$4.77 MYR21.47	-61.3%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 21.5% less for clothing

	Doha	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.45	$57.74 MYR259.82	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.31	$35.00 MYR157.50	-36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR352.76	$76.75 MYR345.39	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR345.69	$73.25 MYR329.64	-22.9%
Average			-21.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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