Kuala Lumpur vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$393	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	77	66
🏙️ Population	1.98M	8.78M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 26% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6403rd and 7256th ($810 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 811th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Quanzhou

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	Kuala Lumpur	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.84
🥤 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	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936