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Bayan Lepas vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Bayan Lepas is 6.9% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 23.7% more in Bayan Lepas
Groceries: pay 39.0% more in Bayan Lepas
Transportation: pay 52.2% less in Bayan Lepas
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Bayan Lepas
Childcare: pay 68.1% less in Bayan Lepas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.6% more in Bayan Lepas
Clothing: pay 29.2% less in Bayan Lepas

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

Bayan Lepas vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bayan Lepas instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 23.7% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Bayan Lepas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.96 MYR12.18	-29.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$3.91 MYR16.07	-20.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.79 MYR3.25	+64.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.55 MYR2.27	+80.1%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 39.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Bayan Lepas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.88 MYR3.62	-48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$27.19 MYR111.79	+264.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$9.21 MYR37.86	+38.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$1.93 MYR7.95	+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.06 MYR8.45	+34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.34 MYR5.52	+36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.72 MYR2.95	-6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$1.34 MYR5.52	+67.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.53 MYR2.19	-11.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.46 MYR1.90	+32.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.47 MYR1.91	+12.8%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 52.2% less for transportation

	Beijing	Bayan Lepas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$2.12 MYR8.73	-49.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$14.22 MYR58.45	-54.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	??
Average			-52.2%

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Beijing	Bayan Lepas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$30.38 MYR124.87	+134.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$189.57 MYR779.34	-79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$215.64 MYR886.50	-57.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$25.80 MYR106.07	-34.3%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 68.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Bayan Lepas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$236.97 MYR974.17	-66.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$7,109.00 MYR29,225.12	-69.4%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Bayan Lepas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$4.74 MYR19.48	+322.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$2.69 MYR11.04	-7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$4.98 MYR20.46	+18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$31.99 MYR131.51	-44.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$4.15 MYR17.05	-50.7%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 29.2% less for clothing

	Beijing	Bayan Lepas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$37.91 MYR155.87	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$25.95 MYR106.67	-28.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$62.40 MYR256.53	-23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$78.99 MYR324.72	-25.2%
Average			-29.2%

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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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