Kuala Lumpur vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$393	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	77	38
🏙️ Population	1.98M	9.71M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 28% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 6403rd and 7346th ($810 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 147th 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 1.2 months in Nanyang. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 811th and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Nanyang

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	Kuala Lumpur	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$12899

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479