Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 60.0% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
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Kuala Lumpur
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
|
pay 25.2% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
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