Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 34.5% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 1.6% more for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.08
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.24
|
$4.54
MYR20.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.68
|
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.72
|
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.35
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.65
|
$7.58
MYR33.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.70
|
$7.22
MYR32.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.94
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.64
|
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.96
|
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.08
|
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.62
|
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.49
|
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.95
|
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.80
|
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.00
|
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH388.81
|
$11.36
MYR50.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,264,620.82
|
$37,478.71
MYR167,454.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.43
|
$10.22
MYR45.67
|
|
pay 76.0% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.36
|
$25.27
MYR112.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,119.44
|
$536.30
MYR2,396.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,535.40
|
$371.69
MYR1,660.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,084.26
|
$50.02
MYR223.51
|
|
pay 5.9% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,476.34
|
$250.80
MYR1,120.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,235.30
|
$8,920.55
MYR39,857.02
|
|
pay 96.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.85
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.17
|
$2.92
MYR13.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.70
|
$4.09
MYR18.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,074.90
|
$44.75
MYR199.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.39
|
$4.77
MYR21.31
|
|
pay 13.8% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,766.33
|
$57.74
MYR257.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,557.68
|
$35.00
MYR156.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,769.21
|
$76.75
MYR342.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,736.81
|
$73.25
MYR327.30
|
|
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