Kuala Lumpur vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$468
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1331
$1006
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
93
27
😀 Quality of life
84
52
🏙️ Population
9M
6.17M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 24% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 5802nd and 6807th ($981 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Maoming ranked 100th in China, while ranked 520th and 6563rd 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
$4.71
$2.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$43.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$4804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1566
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$7.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$9.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10356
$19015

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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 Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$790
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$805
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$896
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$738
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$832
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$664
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$694
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$844
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$816
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$699
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$807
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$605
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$848
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$534
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$592
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$611
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1718
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$674
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$608
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$782
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$564
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$769
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$795
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$666
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$587
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$939
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2674
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2415
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$580
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$760
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$577
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$621
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$585
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$533
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$774
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$807
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$584
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$571
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$765
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$943