Kuala Lumpur vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$866
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2078
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$415
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$74
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1175
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
77
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
1.98M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 72% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6384th and 8651st ($866 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 985th and 4484th 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
$4.41
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.73
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3056
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.83
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.73
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.4
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$267
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9002
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$789
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$681
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$584
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$609
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$704
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$643
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$689
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$654
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$771
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$519
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$657
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$552
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$788
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$552
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$771
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$598
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$701
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$503
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$754
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$789
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$653
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3201
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$466
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$542
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$460
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$509
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$570
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$592
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$449
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$592
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$756

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563