Kuala Lumpur vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2135
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$450
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$787
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1450
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
93
17
😀 Quality of life
76
37
🏙️ Population
1.98M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 49% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6160th and 7790th ($892 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 883rd and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Zhoukou

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Kuala Lumpur Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.99
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$604
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.4
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.79
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.31
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9485
$15431

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$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

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528