Kuala Lumpur vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$468
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1331
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
84
77
🏙️ Population
9M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 4% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5802nd and 6106th ($981 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Malaysia and China, respectively. Check Malaysia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 520th and 1113th 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
$4.71
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1566
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10356
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638