City comparison
Cost of living in London vs Kuala Lumpur
One person needs about €3,468 a month in London and €892 in Kuala Lumpur, rent included — Kuala Lumpur is 74% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Kuala Lumpur the way you live in London on €3,000, you need
€772/ month net
74% less than today (-€2,228)
- London today
- Basket €3,468 · left over -€468 (-16%)
- Kuala Lumpur at the matched salary
- Basket €892 · left over -€120 (-16%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 179% over in Kuala Lumpur (comfortable) vs 161% in London. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇬🇧 London
Salaries are high, everything else is higher — transport alone costs a Tbilisi flat.
Monthly budget: €3,468
Sources: ONS + VOA, CPIH & private rental market summary (2025) · 468 community reports
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur
Condo-with-pool living for the price of a European room share.
Monthly budget: €892
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to London or Kuala Lumpur?
On salary, London pays more for tech roles (€5,600 versus €1,600 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,132 in London at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €2,400 in London against €520 in Kuala Lumpur. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores London at 64 and Kuala Lumpur at 79 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.