Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Bintulu, Malaysia

Bintulu vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Bintulu is 10.7% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% more in Bintulu
Groceries: pay 12.1% less in Bintulu
Transportation: pay 11.3% more in Bintulu
Housing: pay 8.3% less in Bintulu
Childcare: pay 77.4% less in Bintulu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in Bintulu
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in Bintulu

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Bintulu are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Bintulu.

Bintulu vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bintulu instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 6.6% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Bintulu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.06	$3.63 MYR15.47	-12.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.07	$5.45 MYR23.20	-2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.57	$0.61 MYR2.61	+23.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.23	$0.36 MYR1.55	+17.6%
Average			+6.6%

Beijing vs. Bintulu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.1% less for groceries

	Beijing	Bintulu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.33	$1.29 MYR5.48	-10.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.61	$7.95 MYR33.84	+8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.62	$5.99 MYR25.48	-16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.51	$2.06 MYR8.77	+18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.02	$1.49 MYR6.36	-2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.60	$0.72 MYR3.07	-21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.12	$0.41 MYR1.75	-42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.39	$0.72 MYR3.07	-18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.20	$0.48 MYR2.04	-17.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.65	$0.22 MYR0.94	-40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.39	$0.52 MYR2.19	+9.4%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 11.3% more for transportation

	Beijing	Bintulu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.39	$1.92 MYR8.17	-56.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥240.44	$15.14 MYR64.46	-54.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥150,275.51	$37,125.27 MYR158,023.71	+77.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.06	$8.18 MYR34.81	+78.1%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 8.3% less for housing

	Beijing	Bintulu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.64	$28.39 MYR120.85	+113.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,694.94	$204.43 MYR870.15	-78.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,545.49	$144.80 MYR616.36	-70.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥302.68	$42.81 MYR182.22	+1.8%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 77.4% less for childcare

	Beijing	Bintulu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,497.00	$117.36 MYR499.53	-84.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,969.12	$6,814.31 MYR29,005.11	-70.3%
Average			-77.4%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Bintulu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.01	$2.73 MYR11.60	+144.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.94	$2.73 MYR11.60	-24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.05	$3.86 MYR16.44	+11.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥471.27	$62.84 MYR267.49	-4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.11	$4.09 MYR17.40	-51.0%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Bintulu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥451.10	$60.19 MYR256.21	-3.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥249.74	$32.82 MYR139.71	-5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥600.85	$73.82 MYR314.22	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥774.96	$85.18 MYR362.56	-20.9%
Average			-10.4%

Beijing vs. Bintulu - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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