Kuala Lumpur vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$483
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
18
😀 Quality of life
82
46
🏙️ Population
9M
6.49M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 45% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5636th and 7385th ($992 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 Shangrao. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 555th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Shangrao

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Kuala Lumpur Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.55
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$25646

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628