Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 10.6% cheaper than Malaysia.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 22.2% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Ukraine
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
MYR11.16
|
$4.65
UAH183.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
$3.61
UAH142.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
$0.49
UAH19.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
$0.39
UAH15.43
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
$0.54
UAH21.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
$3.21
UAH127.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MYR27.05
|
$3.15
UAH124.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
$1.46
UAH57.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
$1.56
UAH61.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
$0.22
UAH8.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
$0.47
UAH18.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
$0.50
UAH19.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
$0.72
UAH28.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
$0.17
UAH6.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
$0.25
UAH9.95
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Malaysia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
$3.81
UAH150.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
MYR85.35
|
$7.13
UAH281.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
MYR162,206.63
|
$19,124.68
UAH756,270.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
MYR24.02
|
$3.35
UAH132.39
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
Malaysia
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
MYR126.84
|
$4.40
UAH174.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
MYR1,548.30
|
$234.03
UAH9,254.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
MYR1,028.60
|
$155.62
UAH6,153.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
MYR163.03
|
$61.95
UAH2,449.67
|
|
pay 5.1% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
MYR686.25
|
$183.02
UAH7,237.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
MYR28,949.92
|
$3,871.85
UAH153,109.26
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
MYR16.23
|
$0.85
UAH33.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.67
|
$0.96
UAH38.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
$1.95
UAH76.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
MYR154.45
|
$18.82
UAH744.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
MYR17.16
|
$2.98
UAH117.66
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
MYR223.15
|
$40.33
UAH1,594.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
MYR115.16
|
$30.46
UAH1,204.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
MYR294.98
|
$64.81
UAH2,563.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
MYR266.55
|
$73.44
UAH2,904.26
|
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