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Doha vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 78.2% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in Doha
Groceries: pay 7.6% more in Doha
Transportation: pay 65.4% more in Doha
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Doha
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Doha
Clothing: pay 30.0% more in Doha

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Doha are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Doha.

Doha vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.54 MYR20.44	$8.22 QAR29.90	+80.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 MYR20.44	$7.53 QAR27.41	+65.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MYR3.79	$0.90 QAR3.27	+6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 MYR2.40	$0.36 QAR1.30	-33.1%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 7.6% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 MYR4.26	$1.57 QAR5.70	+65.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.58 MYR34.10	$5.74 QAR20.88	-24.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 MYR32.48	$7.99 QAR29.09	+10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 MYR10.60	$2.55 QAR9.29	+8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 MYR8.71	$3.84 QAR13.99	+98.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 MYR5.58	$0.86 QAR3.13	-30.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR3.11	$0.71 QAR2.60	+3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 MYR5.63	$0.67 QAR2.44	-46.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 MYR2.82	$0.61 QAR2.21	-3.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 MYR2.10	$0.43 QAR1.55	-8.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 MYR2.31	$0.56 QAR2.05	+10.1%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 65.4% more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.77 MYR7.98	$2.14 QAR7.79	+20.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.36 MYR51.11	$32.87 QAR119.62	+189.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,478.71 MYR168,654.17	$21,910.54 QAR79,744.24	-41.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.22 MYR46.00	$19.72 QAR71.77	+92.9%
Average			+65.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.27 MYR113.69	$87.95 QAR320.09	+248.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$536.30 MYR2,413.33	$1,570.13 QAR5,714.54	+192.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.69 MYR1,672.60	$1,013.80 QAR3,689.78	+172.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.02 MYR225.11	$75.85 QAR276.07	+51.6%
Average			+166.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 MYR1,128.62	$797.97 QAR2,904.23	+218.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,920.55 MYR40,142.48	$11,234.42 QAR40,888.09	+25.9%
Average			+122.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 MYR18.40	$10.96 QAR39.87	+167.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 MYR13.13	$5.26 QAR19.13	+80.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.09 MYR18.40	$6.57 QAR23.92	+60.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.75 MYR201.36	$117.97 QAR429.37	+163.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 MYR21.47	$12.32 QAR44.86	+158.4%
Average			+126.2%

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pay 30.0% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.74 MYR259.82	$61.12 QAR222.45	+5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00 MYR157.50	$55.31 QAR201.31	+58.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.75 MYR345.39	$96.92 QAR352.76	+26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.25 MYR329.64	$94.98 QAR345.69	+29.7%
Average			+30.0%

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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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