Kuala Lumpur vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$450
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
84
😀 Quality of life
76
80
🏙️ Population
1.98M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 4% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6160th and 6052nd ($892 vs $931) 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 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 883rd and 496th 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
$4.35
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716