Foshan vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$2135
🏠 One person rent	$185	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$787
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$1450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	70	76
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.98M

The cost of living in Foshan is 32% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6160th ($602 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st 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 Foshan compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 2359th and 883rd 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	$3.6	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$9485

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$687
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$571
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$729
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$699
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$752
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$585
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$670
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$518
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$759
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$745
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$671
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$669
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3168
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$519
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$604
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$503
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$523
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$563
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$594
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$490
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$742