Kuala Lumpur vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$468
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1331
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
93
36
😀 Quality of life
84
51
🏙️ Population
9M
6.98M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 22% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5802nd and 6740th ($981 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Malaysia and China, respectively. Check Malaysia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 520th and 6593rd 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
$4.71
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1566
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10356
$19015

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584