Kuala Lumpur vs Linyi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Linyi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$1403
🏠 One person rent
$483
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$71
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$808
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
19
😀 Quality of life
82
47
🏙️ Population
9M
11M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 90% more expensive than in Linyi. Cities ranked 5636th and 8545th ($992 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 483rd in Malaysia and China, respectively. Check Malaysia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.5 months in Linyi. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Linyi ranked 207th in China, while ranked 555th and 6979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Linyi

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Kuala Lumpur Linyi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.55
$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$87.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$5.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$3127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$1041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$4.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$8258

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$798
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$741
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$610
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$654
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$743
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$617
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$707
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$678
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$759
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$488
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$677
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$576
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$737
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$555
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$717
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$621
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$720
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$466
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$762
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$843
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3105
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$531
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$453
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$501
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$449
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$545
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$592
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$616
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$439
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$588
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$747

Cities near Linyi

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Zaozhuang
$557
77 km or 48 mi Xinyi
$587
85 km or 53 mi Pizhou
$590
93 km or 58 mi Lianyungang
$571
107 km or 66 mi Rizhao
$550
107 km or 67 mi Xintai
$578
109 km or 67 mi Tengzhou
$585
125 km or 78 mi Suqian
$633
137 km or 85 mi Qufu
$573
138 km or 86 mi Xuzhou
$531
139 km or 86 mi Laiwu
$578
143 km or 89 mi Zhucheng
$549
160 km or 100 mi Anqiu
$536
166 km or 103 mi Jining
$565
170 km or 106 mi Tai'an
$560
175 km or 109 mi Zoucheng
$575
182 km or 113 mi Qingzhou
$582
188 km or 117 mi Huaibei
$595
188 km or 117 mi Huai'an
$672
189 km or 118 mi Feicheng
$562
193 km or 120 mi Zibo
$576
194 km or 121 mi Gaomi
$523
196 km or 122 mi Weifang
$453
197 km or 122 mi Jiaozhou
$460
203 km or 126 mi Suzhou
$605
206 km or 128 mi Shouguang
$596
208 km or 129 mi Zouping
$582
214 km or 133 mi Yongcheng
$588
217 km or 135 mi Jinan
$546
220 km or 137 mi Qingdao
$649
220 km or 137 mi Changyi
$522
240 km or 149 mi Pingdu
$553
248 km or 154 mi Yancheng
$938
253 km or 157 mi Bengbu
$523
255 km or 159 mi Mingguang
$602
256 km or 159 mi Shangqiu
$612
258 km or 161 mi Yucheng
$549
260 km or 161 mi Binzhou
$759
263 km or 163 mi Liaocheng
$508
265 km or 165 mi Heze
$811