Foshan vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$208	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$1392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	70	77
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.98M

The cost of living in Foshan is 25% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7543rd and 6403rd ($611 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1st in China and Malaysia, respectively. Check China vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 2601st and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Foshan	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$8723

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

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