Kuala Lumpur vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuala Lumpur	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$810	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1984	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$393	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$711	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.8	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1392	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	85
😀 Quality of life	77	68
🏙️ Population	1.98M	9.07M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 50% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6403rd and 8334th ($810 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 811th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Shenyang

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	Kuala Lumpur	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.17	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$450	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.8	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.4	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2996	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1427	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.49	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.82	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8723	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500