Kuala Lumpur vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$483
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
49
😀 Quality of life
82
71
🏙️ Population
9M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 53% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5636th and 7630th ($992 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 555th and 3354th 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
$4.55
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954