Kuala Lumpur vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$450
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
93
70
😀 Quality of life
76
67
🏙️ Population
1.98M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 13% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6160th and 5553rd ($892 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 883rd and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Suzhou

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Kuala Lumpur Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$3.17
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$26560

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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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645