Kuala Lumpur vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$450
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
76
79
🏙️ Population
1.98M
17.7M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 7% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6160th and 5948th ($892 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Malaysia and China, respectively. Check Malaysia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 883rd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Shenzhen

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Kuala Lumpur Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618