Kuala Lumpur vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$468
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1331
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
84
86
🏙️ Population
9M
2.87M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 2% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5802nd and 5984th ($981 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Malaysia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 520th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Taichung

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Kuala Lumpur Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.71
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1566
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10356
$17495

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665