Kuala Lumpur vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$756
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$393	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$794
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$971
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	93	29
😀 Quality of life	77	44
🏙️ Population	1.98M	6.17M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 7% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 6403rd and 6647th ($810 vs $756) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Maoming ranked 136th in China, while ranked 811th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Maoming

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	Kuala Lumpur	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$41.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$6271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$3451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$2.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$5.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$9.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$17434

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Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$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

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936