Kuala Lumpur vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$483
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
68
😀 Quality of life
82
70
🏙️ Population
9M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 90% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5636th and 8548th ($992 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 555th and 3567th 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
$4.55
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$21955

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567