Cost of living comparison

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Ipoh vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Ipoh is 1.9% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.0% more in Ipoh
Groceries: pay 29.6% more in Ipoh
Transportation: pay 42.7% more in Ipoh
Housing: pay 12.5% more in Ipoh
Childcare: pay 82.3% less in Ipoh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% more in Ipoh
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in Ipoh

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

Ipoh vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Ipoh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$2.84 MYR11.59	-32.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.55	$3.79 MYR15.46	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.38	$0.70 MYR2.85	+45.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.16	$0.37 MYR1.52	+21.3%
Average			+3.0%

Beijing vs. Ipoh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Ipoh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.02	$1.01 MYR4.12	-40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.59	$6.54 MYR26.68	-12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.76	$6.91 MYR28.15	+4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.51	$1.88 MYR7.65	+5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.78	$2.38 MYR9.70	+55.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.92	$1.34 MYR5.48	+36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.42	$0.80 MYR3.26	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.64	$1.38 MYR5.62	+72.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.24	$0.94 MYR3.82	+55.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.45	$0.68 MYR2.75	+93.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.90	$0.62 MYR2.55	+51.4%
Average			+29.6%

Beijing vs. Ipoh - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	Ipoh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.65	$1.84 MYR7.50	-56.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥222.11	$17.54 MYR71.49	-44.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,328.71	$43,905.21 MYR179,001.55	+140.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.58	$10.66 MYR43.48	+130.5%
Average			+42.7%

Beijing vs. Ipoh - Cost of transportation

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pay 12.5% more for housing

	Beijing	Ipoh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.05	$28.36 MYR115.61	+119.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,585.07	$355.45 MYR1,449.17	-62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,551.57	$236.97 MYR966.11	-53.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥276.47	$57.19 MYR233.17	+45.7%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 82.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Ipoh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,004.56	$118.48 MYR483.06	-83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥163,654.36	$4,344.39 MYR17,712.09	-81.3%
Average			-82.3%

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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Ipoh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.90	$4.27 MYR17.39	+280.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.43	$2.21 MYR9.02	-23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.61	$4.27 MYR17.39	+1.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥407.23	$23.70 MYR96.61	-59.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.23	$3.08 MYR12.56	-63.4%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Beijing	Ipoh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥438.66	$59.24 MYR241.53	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥256.10	$35.55 MYR144.92	-2.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥575.54	$59.24 MYR241.53	-27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥743.05	$59.24 MYR241.53	-43.9%
Average			-19.6%

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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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