FIRE cost in Kuala Lumpur: low/med/high versions are $911/$2,922/$7,289
Detailed analysis inside
I asked an AI to provide a detailed budget for the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) lifestyle in Kuala Lumpur, a city I have been considering for some time. The AI generated a comprehensive monthly budget breakdown for three lifestyle tiers-low, medium, and high-which came out to the USD equivalents of approximately $911, $2,922, and $7,289 respectively. The analysis includes extensive details on various expense categories. For those interested, I have included the original prompt below in case you want to run the analysis yourself.
Low Cost Version
Medium Cost Version
High Cost Version
Appendix: AI Prompt
Monthly Cost of Financial Independence in [Kuala Lumpur]
--Standard: of Low, Medium, High, Luxury, choose [High]
--Audience: [for a couple with no kids]
--Columns: Category, Item, Cost Local Currency, Cost USD, Notes. Please provide several detailed items under each category, be specific.
--Currency: display in local currency and in USD, for 2025 rate
--Items: please provide several items with in each category
--Notes: please provide concrete details in the notes
--Please provide results in Excel-friendly format
