Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 22.6% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
$4.20
MYR18.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
$0.73
MYR3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
$0.46
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
$0.89
MYR3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
$6.43
MYR28.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
$6.41
MYR28.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
$1.97
MYR8.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
$1.97
MYR8.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
$1.14
MYR5.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
$0.62
MYR2.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
$1.13
MYR4.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
$0.64
MYR2.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
$0.43
MYR1.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
$0.41
MYR1.81
|
|
pay 20.0% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
$1.65
MYR7.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
$10.63
MYR46.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
$34,017.22
MYR148,944.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
$9.57
MYR41.89
|
|
pay 73.2% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
$25.19
MYR110.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
$508.04
MYR2,224.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
$345.27
MYR1,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
$45.24
MYR198.07
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
$224.12
MYR981.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
$6,851.76
MYR30,000.45
|
|
pay 76.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
$3.30
MYR14.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
$2.76
MYR12.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
$3.83
MYR16.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
$43.84
MYR191.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
$4.25
MYR18.62
|
|
pay 22.7% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
$49.79
MYR218.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
$32.50
MYR142.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
$68.97
MYR301.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
$65.29
MYR285.86
|
|
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