KUALA LUMPUR: The federal capital has emerged as the fourth most affordable city out of 60 cities polled in the World Urban Transit Price Index.

It came behind behind New Delhi and Mumbai in India as well as Jakarta in a poll conducted by GoEuro.com.

GoEuro.com is a travel metasearch engine which allows users to compare the price and journey time of air, rail and bus travel options in a single search.

The poll took into account factors including distance, time and taxes, GoEuro gathered all data from official provider sites.

The taxi data was calculated based on the cost of a 10km ride; for Uber* the average cost of all available services in the city for an equivalent journey, and for public transport the cost of a single ticket.

On average, in Kuala Lumpur, a public transport ticket costs RM2.43 ($0.74) per ride and a taxi journey (12.09) $3.68 per 10km.

The most expensive city for urban transport overall is Stockholm, Sweden, where a public transport costs $4.96 per ride; a taxi journey $40.04 per 10km; and an Uber journey $48.57 per 10Km.

The cheapest city for transport overall is New Delhi, India, where an average public transport ticket costs $0.22 per ride; a taxi journey $2.62 per 10km; and an Uber journey $4.40 per 10Km.

-NST