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Johor Bahru vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Johor Bahru is 4.8% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 24.5% more in Johor Bahru
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in Johor Bahru
Transportation: pay 5.3% more in Johor Bahru
Housing: pay 10.2% more in Johor Bahru
Childcare: pay 75.8% less in Johor Bahru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.3% more in Johor Bahru
Clothing: pay 37.4% less in Johor Bahru

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

Johor Bahru vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Johor Bahru instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 24.5% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Johor Bahru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$3.55 MYR14.61	-15.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$4.74 MYR19.48	-3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.78 MYR3.23	+63.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.47 MYR1.94	+53.4%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Beijing	Johor Bahru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.98 MYR4.03	-42.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$5.33 MYR21.92	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$7.01 MYR28.83	+5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$1.86 MYR7.66	+4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.20 MYR9.04	+43.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$1.24 MYR5.08	+25.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.68 MYR2.79	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$1.15 MYR4.72	+43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.56 MYR2.31	-6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.53 MYR2.18	+52.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.62 MYR2.55	+50.3%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

	Beijing	Johor Bahru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$1.84 MYR7.58	-56.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$11.85 MYR48.71	-62.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$35,545.02 MYR146,125.59	+95.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$6.69 MYR27.52	+44.7%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 10.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Johor Bahru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$30.15 MYR123.96	+133.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$494.94 MYR2,034.72	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$375.20 MYR1,542.44	-25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$31.51 MYR129.55	-19.7%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 75.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Johor Bahru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$153.04 MYR629.15	-78.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	-73.0%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Johor Bahru
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	$2.91 MYR11.95	+0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$4.25 MYR17.49	+1.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$34.36 MYR141.25	-40.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$4.98 MYR20.46	-40.8%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 37.4% less for clothing

	Beijing	Johor Bahru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$49.76 MYR204.58	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$16.59 MYR68.19	-54.4%
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	$40.23 MYR165.37	-61.9%
Average			-37.4%

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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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