Kuala Lumpur vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kuala Lumpur | Tianjin | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 18% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6403rd and 6956th ($810 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Malaysia and China, respectively. Check Malaysia vs China comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 811th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Tianjin
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| Kuala Lumpur | Tianjin | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 24 km or 15 mi | Putrajaya | |
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| 124 km or 77 mi | Teluk Intan | |
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| 176 km or 109 mi | Ipoh | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Kuantan | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Batu Pahat | |
| 211 km or 131 mi | Tanjungbalai | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Taiping | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Kluang | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Chukai | |
| 282 km or 175 mi | Tebing Tinggi | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Butterworth | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Kuala Terengganu | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Pekanbaru | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Pematangsiantar | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | George Town | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Johor Bahru | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Sungai Petani | |
| 311 km or 193 mi |  Singapore City | |
| 315 km or 195 mi | Bukit Merah | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Padangsidempuan | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Kota Bharu | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Medan | |
| 346 km or 215 mi | Batam | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | Binjai | |
| 361 km or 225 mi | Alor Setar | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Tanjung Pinang | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Kangar | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Langkawi | |
| 441 km or 274 mi | Langsa | |
| 451 km or 280 mi |  Hat Yai | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 46 km or 29 mi |  Binhai | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Langfang | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Bazhou | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Huanghua | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Sanhe | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Cangzhou | |
| 99 km or 62 mi | Tangshan | |
| 107 km or 67 mi | Renqiu | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Beijing | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Zhuozhou | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Gaobeidian | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Hejian | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Botou | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Zunhua | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Luanzhou | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Baoding | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Laoling | |
| 160 km or 99 mi | Qian'an | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Anguo | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Shenzhou | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Dezhou | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Dingzhou | |
| 205 km or 128 mi | Hengshui | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Binzhou | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Chengde | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Dongying | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Xinji | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Qinhuangdao | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Jinzhou | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Jizhou | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Xinle | |
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| 242 km or 150 mi | Pingquan | |
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| 258 km or 161 mi | Zouping | |
| 265 km or 164 mi | Shijiazhuang | |
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| 273 km or 170 mi | Zibo | |
| 276 km or 172 mi | Jinan |