Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 32.0% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Russia, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB623.71
|
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB382.84
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB76.67
|
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.02
|
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
|
pay 58.3% more for groceries
Russia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.31
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB357.73
|
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB291.81
|
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB110.50
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB156.82
|
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.18
|
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.88
|
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB68.01
|
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB82.12
|
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB20.03
|
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.89
|
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Russia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB201.15
|
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,734.83
|
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,626,920.72
|
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB402.36
|
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
|
pay 96.9% more for housing
Russia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB569.84
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,859.14
|
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,796.82
|
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,197.86
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
|
pay 14.4% more for childcare
Russia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,295.63
|
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB506,146.13
|
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
|
pay 61.6% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB136.32
|
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB156.25
|
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB199.55
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,639.28
|
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB380.34
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Russia
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,281.21
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,333.32
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,107.14
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,172.88
|
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
|
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