Kuala Lumpur vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$450
$141
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
34
😀 Quality of life
76
40
🏙️ Population
1.98M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 75% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6160th and 8612th ($892 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th in Malaysia and China, respectively. Check Malaysia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.2 months in Luoyang. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Luoyang ranked 227th in China, while ranked 883rd and 6911th 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
$4.35
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$190
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$32.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$2009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$3.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$2.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$17189

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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

Cities near Luoyang

Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$521
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$517
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$533
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$535
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$542
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$555
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$525
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$541
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$531
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$502
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$567
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$571
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$554
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$522
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$559
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$611
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$568
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$551
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$551
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$537
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$588
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$565
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$586
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$623
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$591
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$747
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$587
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$550
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$655
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$544
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$612
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$608
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$538
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$648
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$819
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$559
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$599