Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 40.9% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 58.6% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR19.90
|
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.47
|
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.16
|
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR4.20
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR30.45
|
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR30.36
|
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR9.34
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR9.33
|
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.42
|
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.93
|
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR5.36
|
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR3.05
|
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR2.03
|
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.96
|
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
|
pay 44.3% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.83
|
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR50.38
|
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR161,207.61
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR45.34
|
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
|
pay 38.0% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR119.38
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,407.62
|
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,636.26
|
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR214.37
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
|
pay 92.3% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR1,062.12
|
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR32,470.51
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR15.62
|
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR13.07
|
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR18.14
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR207.77
|
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR20.15
|
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
|
pay 71.8% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR235.95
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR154.01
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR326.86
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR309.40
|
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
|
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