Kuala Lumpur vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$450
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
78
😀 Quality of life
76
66
🏙️ Population
1.98M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 71% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6160th and 8506th ($892 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th in Malaysia and China, respectively. Check Malaysia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 883rd and 3930th 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
$4.35
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$19861

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$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619