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Alor Setar vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Alor Setar is 22.8% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 16.0% less in Alor Setar
Groceries: pay 16.2% less in Alor Setar
Transportation: pay 8.6% less in Alor Setar
Housing: pay 19.2% less in Alor Setar
Childcare: pay 82.7% less in Alor Setar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Alor Setar
Clothing: pay 26.7% less in Alor Setar

Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Alor Setar.

Alor Setar vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alor Setar instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 16.0% less for restaurants

	Beijing	Alor Setar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$1.95 MYR8.04	-53.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$4.21 MYR17.30	-14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.53 MYR2.19	+11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.28 MYR1.17	-7.4%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 16.2% less for groceries

	Beijing	Alor Setar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.87 MYR3.57	-49.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$5.96 MYR24.52	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$6.07 MYR24.95	-8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$1.49 MYR6.14	-16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$1.40 MYR5.74	-8.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.06 MYR4.36	+8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.48 MYR1.99	-37.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.64 MYR2.65	-19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.65 MYR2.68	+8.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.37 MYR1.53	+6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.24 MYR0.97	-42.7%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 8.6% less for transportation

	Beijing	Alor Setar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$1.84 MYR7.56	-56.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$8.53 MYR35.07	-73.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	+85.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$5.07 MYR20.85	+9.6%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 19.2% less for housing

	Beijing	Alor Setar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$24.82 MYR102.04	+92.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$296.21 MYR1,217.71	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$173.78 MYR714.39	-65.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$25.46 MYR104.65	-35.2%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 82.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Alor Setar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$82.94 MYR340.96	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$5,331.75 MYR21,918.84	-77.1%
Average			-82.7%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Alor Setar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$3.55 MYR14.61	+216.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$2.29 MYR9.42	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.84 MYR11.69	-32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$21.33 MYR87.68	-63.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$3.97 MYR16.32	-52.8%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 26.7% less for clothing

	Beijing	Alor Setar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$47.39 MYR194.83	-23.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$29.03 MYR119.34	-20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$71.09 MYR292.25	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$53.02 MYR217.97	-49.8%
Average			-26.7%

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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: December 2025

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