Kuala Lumpur vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2371
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$468
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1331
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
68
😀 Quality of life
84
68
🏙️ Population
9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 92% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5802nd and 8643rd ($981 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 520th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Zhengzhou

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Kuala Lumpur Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.71
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$631
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.51%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3532
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1566
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.02
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.12
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.47
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10356
$21713

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556