Kuala Lumpur vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$483
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
82
76
🏙️ Population
9M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 0.3% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5636th and 5618th ($992 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 555th and 1163rd 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
$4.55
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$21140

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648