Kuala Lumpur vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$483
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
82
87
🏙️ Population
9M
2.87M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 5% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5636th and 5994th ($992 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Malaysia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 555th and 351st 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
$4.55
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684