Kuala Lumpur vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$1506
🏠 One person rent
$468
$153
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$261
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1331
$604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
31
😀 Quality of life
84
46
🏙️ Population
9M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 87% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 5802nd and 8565th ($981 vs $525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 466th in Malaysia and China, respectively. Check Malaysia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Luoyang ranked 232nd in China, while ranked 520th and 7063rd 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
$4.71
$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$9.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$2053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1566
$1347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10356
$19226

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$514
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$506
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$518
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$518
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$523
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$507
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$516
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$516
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$534
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$520
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$529
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$511
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$518
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$542
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$509
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$522
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$517
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$512
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$491
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$489
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$506
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$498
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$483
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$551
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$659
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$505
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$578
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$510
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$543
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$531
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$494
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$531
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$569
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$555
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$521
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$598