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Kuala Lumpur vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 2.3 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% more in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 70.5% more in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 39.4% more in Kuala Lumpur

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

Kuala Lumpur vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.6% more for restaurants

	Tehran	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.80 IRR159,980	$4.74 MYR19.59	+24.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 IRR189,450	$4.74 MYR19.59	+5.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IRR19,793	$0.89 MYR3.66	+88.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 IRR42,809	$0.49 MYR2.01	-52.2%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Tehran	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 IRR22,585	$0.98 MYR4.03	+81.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.89 IRR79,415	$7.13 MYR29.45	+277.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.35 IRR99,035	$7.98 MYR32.96	+239.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 IRR46,854	$2.23 MYR9.21	+100.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IRR59,412	$2.09 MYR8.65	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 IRR17,229	$1.32 MYR5.45	+222.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IRR28,715	$0.75 MYR3.09	+9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 IRR16,018	$1.22 MYR5.04	+220.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IRR12,053	$0.69 MYR2.86	+141.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,246	$0.57 MYR2.34	+132.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,692	$0.62 MYR2.56	+169.6%
Average			+149.4%

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pay 70.5% more for transportation

	Tehran	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.75 IRR115,695	$1.87 MYR7.71	-32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 IRR275,767	$11.85 MYR48.96	+80.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$68,000.00 IRR2,862,800,000	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	-40.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 IRR119,985	$10.66 MYR44.07	+274.2%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Tehran	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 IRR242,350	$25.49 MYR105.32	+342.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.54 IRR18,967,800	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	+27.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.19 IRR13,522,178	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	+9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.05 IRR507,381	$46.59 MYR192.54	+286.6%
Average			+166.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Tehran	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.82 IRR5,212,799	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	+113.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,011.10 IRR84,667,110	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	+347.8%
Average			+230.7%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 IRR27,365	$4.27 MYR17.63	+556.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.23 IRR51,902	$3.06 MYR12.65	+148.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,250	$4.27 MYR17.63	+70.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.91 IRR922,529	$46.43 MYR191.86	+111.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,150	$4.98 MYR20.56	+231.8%
Average			+223.8%

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pay 39.4% more for clothing

	Tehran	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.24 IRR1,062,416	$61.66 MYR254.80	+144.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.76 IRR1,294,898	$37.10 MYR153.34	+20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.65 IRR4,952,943	$87.80 MYR362.83	-25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.84 IRR2,940,064	$82.47 MYR340.83	+18.1%
Average			+39.4%

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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: December 2025

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