Kuala Lumpur vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$2117
🏠 One person rent
$483
$423
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$745
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$1025
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
93
27
😀 Quality of life
82
51
🏙️ Population
9M
6.17M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 24% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 5636th and 6780th ($992 vs $797) 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 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Maoming ranked 109th in China, while ranked 555th and 6580th 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
$4.55
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$4919
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$2687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$2.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$9.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$19775

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$798
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$741
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$610
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$654
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$743
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$617
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$707
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$678
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$759
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$488
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$677
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$576
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$737
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$555
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$717
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$621
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$720
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$466
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$762
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$843
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3105
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$531
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$453
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$501
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$449
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$545
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$592
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$616
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$439
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$588
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$747

Cities near Maoming

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Gaozhou
$802
74 km or 46 mi Zhanjiang
$824
110 km or 68 mi Yangjiang
$908
133 km or 83 mi Yulin
$751
181 km or 113 mi Yunfu
$839
189 km or 118 mi Beihai
$679
193 km or 120 mi Haikou
$711
199 km or 124 mi Kaiping
$858
207 km or 128 mi Wuzhou
$828
209 km or 130 mi Guigang
$714
221 km or 137 mi Zhaoqing
$807
240 km or 149 mi Qinzhou
$617
245 km or 153 mi Jiangmen
$873
269 km or 167 mi Zhongshan
$548
271 km or 168 mi Fangchenggang
$602
272 km or 169 mi Foshan
$627
277 km or 172 mi Macau
$1734
282 km or 175 mi Zhuhai
$678
288 km or 179 mi Laibin
$620
291 km or 181 mi Guangzhou
$785
297 km or 185 mi Nanning
$580
313 km or 194 mi Hezhou
$778
314 km or 195 mi Qingyuan
$801
329 km or 205 mi Dongguan
$694
333 km or 207 mi Liuzhou
$601
337 km or 210 mi Shenzhen
$995
341 km or 212 mi Hong Kong
$2663
344 km or 214 mi Kowloon
$2396
376 km or 233 mi Chongzuo
$592
378 km or 235 mi Lianzhou
$766
383 km or 238 mi Cam Pha
$574
394 km or 245 mi Huizhou
$638
405 km or 252 mi Ha Long
$579
406 km or 252 mi Guilin
$528
407 km or 253 mi Sanya
$782
443 km or 275 mi Shaoguan
$793
444 km or 276 mi Hechi
$593
451 km or 280 mi Haiphong
$564
451 km or 281 mi Heyuan
$777
471 km or 293 mi Shanwei
$954