Kuala Lumpur vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$483
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
93
36
😀 Quality of life
82
52
🏙️ Population
9M
6.98M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 20% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5636th and 6659th ($992 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Malaysia and China, respectively. Check Malaysia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1 months in Zhanjiang. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 555th and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Zhanjiang

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Kuala Lumpur Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.55
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$18767

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$797
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$802
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$711
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$679
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$751
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$908
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$617
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$602
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$714
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$858
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$828
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$580
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$620
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$873
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$574
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$548
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$592
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1734
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$627
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$579
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$678
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$601
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$785
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$778
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$801
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$564
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$694
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$995
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2663
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2396
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$586
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$583
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$766
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$599
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$594
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$528
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$593