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North America
Dallas
TX, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Dallas compare to Kuala Lumpur?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Dallas is 154% better off vs in Kuala Lumpur
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Dallas compared to Kuala Lumpur, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$91,260
+$75,567 (+482%) vs Kuala Lumpur
Tax Rate: 30%
Weather
How does the weather in Dallas compare to Kuala Lumpur?
Dallas has better overall weather
3.8/10(vs 1.5/10 in Kuala Lumpur)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
25°C(vs 32°C in Kuala Lumpur)
Average Low
15°C(vs 24°C in Kuala Lumpur)
Sunshine Hours
2,850h/yr+850h/yr(+42%)
Average High in hottest month
35°C(vs 33°C in Kuala Lumpur)
Average Low in coldest month
4°C(vs 23°C in Kuala Lumpur)
Rainy Days
84/yr-75/yr(-47%)
Muggy Days
109/yr-255/yr(-70%)
Cloud Cover
36%(vs 86% in Kuala Lumpur)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Dallas compare to Kuala Lumpur?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Dallas compared to Kuala Lumpur?
Avg. Property Price
$2,999 / m²
32% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur
SWE Affordability
2.6 years
8.9 years quicker than Kuala Lumpur
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Dallas has around 4 Luma events listed.
That's 56% fewer events than Kuala Lumpur.
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