cost
Cost of Living Index
Kuantan86 / 0
Kuala Lumpur75.8 / 100
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
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Winner
No clear winner across 22 metrics.
Top trade-offs
Kuantan leads housing, salary, and health; Kuala Lumpur leads cost, safety, and rent.
cost
Kuantan
86
city
Kuala Lumpur
75.8
city
safety
Kuantan
61.1
city
Kuala Lumpur
72
city
housing
Kuantan
$1,420
city
Kuala Lumpur
$1,379
city
housing
Kuantan
10.6x
city
Kuala Lumpur
11.8x
city
jobs
Kuantan
$4,339/mo
city
Kuala Lumpur
$3,477/mo
city
jobs
Kuantan
9.3%
city
Kuala Lumpur
9.1%
city
health
Kuantan
71.6
city
Kuala Lumpur
73.2
city
health
Kuantan
80.8 years
city
Kuala Lumpur
75.9 years
city
environment
Kuantan
45.3 ug/m3
city
Kuala Lumpur
27.9 ug/m3
city
environment
Kuantan
52.7
city
Kuala Lumpur
67.6
city
infrastructure
Kuantan
124 Mbps
city
Kuala Lumpur
95 Mbps
city
demographics
Kuantan
0.6%
city
Kuala Lumpur
1.9%
city
education
Kuantan
69.1
city
Kuala Lumpur
64.9
city
transport
Kuantan
80.5
city
Kuala Lumpur
65.7
city
safety
Kuantan
33.3 per 100k
city
Kuala Lumpur
18.3 per 100k
city
safety
Kuantan
66.5 per 100k
city
Kuala Lumpur
39.3 per 100k
city
health
Kuantan
19.9%
city
Kuala Lumpur
25.5%
city
quality
Kuantan
4.5
city
Kuala Lumpur
4
city
housing
Kuantan
$12,540/sqm
city
Kuala Lumpur
$12,855/sqm
city
religion
Kuantan
41.2%
city
Kuala Lumpur
55.4%
city
religion
Kuantan
51.3%
city
Kuala Lumpur
2.4%
city
religion
Kuantan
78.6%
city
Kuala Lumpur
40.9%
city