Kuala Lumpur vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$866
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2078
$1451
🏠 One person rent
$415
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$74
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1175
$593
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
33
😀 Quality of life
78
46
🏙️ Population
1.98M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 69% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6384th and 8584th ($866 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 473rd 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 229th in China, while ranked 985th and 6971st 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
$4.41
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.73
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$24.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$9.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3056
$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$1337
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.83
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$8.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.73
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9002
$16794

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$789
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$681
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$584
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$609
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$704
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$643
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$689
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$654
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$771
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$519
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$657
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$552
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$788
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$552
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$771
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$598
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$701
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$503
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$754
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$789
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$653
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3201
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$466
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$542
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$460
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$509
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$570
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$592
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$449
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$592
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$756

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$510
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$503
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$515
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$516
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$517
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$525
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$506
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$518
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$513
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$489
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$537
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$523
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$518
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$504
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$522
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$544
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$517
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$506
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$505
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$501
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$507
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$502
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$511
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$506
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$478
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$536
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$689
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$526
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$491
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$581
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$499
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$553
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$534
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$479
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$527
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$572
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$553
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$517
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$582