Changsha vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$190	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$1392
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	68	77
🏙️ Population	10M	1.98M

The cost of living in Changsha is 29% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7932nd and 6403rd ($577 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 1st in China and Malaysia, respectively. Check China vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 3100th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Changsha	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$8723

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719