Kuala Lumpur vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$483
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$268
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
31
😀 Quality of life
82
49
🏙️ Population
9M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 84% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5636th and 8441st ($992 vs $540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 447th 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 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Luoyang ranked 146th in China, while ranked 555th and 6749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Luoyang

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Kuala Lumpur Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.55
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$4.3
🥤 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
$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$198
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$38.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$1404
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$3.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$8.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$3.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$19544

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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 Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$524
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$513
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$525
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$522
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$529
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$513
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$520
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$520
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$492
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$538
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$516
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$537
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$523
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$514
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$533
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$504
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$529
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$525
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$520
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$487
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$484
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$502
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$491
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$457
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$562
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$637
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$521
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$515
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$575
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$524
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$519
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$538
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$502
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$533
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$555
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$530
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$610