Kuala Lumpur vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$2098
🏠 One person rent
$450
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$994
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
93
29
😀 Quality of life
76
44
🏙️ Population
1.98M
6.17M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 15% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 6160th and 6548th ($892 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Maoming ranked 132nd in China, while ranked 883rd and 6627th 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
$4.35
$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$3.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.14
🥤 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
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$6440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$31.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$71.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$18483

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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 Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$774
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$781
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$895
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$794
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$839
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$660
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$671
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$824
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$819
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$725
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$806
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$614
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$830
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$491
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$595
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$602
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1590
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$641
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$623
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$763
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$572
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$780
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$808
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$678
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$607
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$958
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2753
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2427
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$586
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$783
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$577
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$629
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$592
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$538
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$778
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$852
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$601
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$606
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$801
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$1014