Kuala Lumpur vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$810
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1984
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$393
$148
🏘️ Family rent
$711
$263
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.8
$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1392
$578
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
34
😀 Quality of life
77
40
🏙️ Population
1.98M
7.06M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 60% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6403rd and 8612th ($810 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 510th in Malaysia and China, respectively. Check Malaysia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.1 months in Luoyang. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Luoyang ranked 237th in China, while ranked 811th and 6957th 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
$4.17
$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.64
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1427
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$3.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9
$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.5
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8723
$16348

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$701
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$714
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$645
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$532
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$585
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$670
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$604
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$669
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$631
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$682
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$543
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$628
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$529
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$703
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$695
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$679
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$565
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$619
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$542
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$620
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$759
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$605
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3059
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$485
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$481
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$539
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$470
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$490
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$536
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$560
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$461
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$570
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$719

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Distance City Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi Yanshi
$509
43 km or 27 mi Mengzhou
$505
49 km or 31 mi Jiyuan
$520
52 km or 32 mi Gongyi
$522
60 km or 37 mi Dengfeng
$529
66 km or 41 mi Ruzhou
$538
67 km or 41 mi Qinyang
$504
88 km or 55 mi Xinmi
$528
90 km or 56 mi Xingyang
$519
97 km or 60 mi Jiaozuo
$479
100 km or 62 mi Jincheng
$547
112 km or 69 mi Yuzhou
$552
113 km or 70 mi Sanmenxia
$564
113 km or 70 mi Zhengzhou
$512
123 km or 76 mi Xinzheng
$538
131 km or 81 mi Pingdingshan
$591
133 km or 82 mi Changge
$547
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
137 km or 85 mi Yuncheng
$586
142 km or 88 mi Lingbao
$559
143 km or 89 mi Houma
$540
146 km or 91 mi Xuchang
$586
151 km or 94 mi Xinxiang
$575
153 km or 95 mi Huixian
$551
170 km or 106 mi Weihui
$571
176 km or 109 mi Kaifeng
$545
179 km or 111 mi Linfen
$569
181 km or 113 mi Changzhi
$726
182 km or 113 mi Wugang
$571
183 km or 113 mi Yongji
$558
185 km or 115 mi Nanyang
$632
188 km or 117 mi Hejin
$554
189 km or 117 mi Luohe
$591
201 km or 125 mi Linzhou
$588
202 km or 126 mi Hancheng
$558
208 km or 129 mi Hebi
$625
219 km or 136 mi Changyuan
$787
222 km or 138 mi Dengzhou
$600
222 km or 138 mi Huozhou
$543
234 km or 146 mi Zhoukou
$580