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Ampang Jaya vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Ampang Jaya is 14.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 15.2% less in Ampang Jaya
Groceries: pay 36.9% more in Ampang Jaya
Transportation: pay 0.9% more in Ampang Jaya
Housing: pay 57.6% more in Ampang Jaya
Childcare: pay 34.6% less in Ampang Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.2% more in Ampang Jaya
Clothing: pay 24.7% less in Ampang Jaya

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation in Ampang Jaya are more expensive than in Kiev. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Ampang Jaya. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Ampang Jaya.

Ampang Jaya vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ampang Jaya instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 15.2% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Ampang Jaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$3.55 MYR14.61	-57.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$4.74 MYR19.48	-21.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$0.79 MYR3.23	+16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.47 MYR1.94	+1.7%
Average			-15.2%

Kiev vs. Ampang Jaya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.9% more for groceries

	Kiev	Ampang Jaya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$0.98 MYR4.03	+25.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$5.33 MYR21.92	+8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$7.01 MYR28.83	+47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.23 MYR9.16	+10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$1.52 MYR6.25	-28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$1.24 MYR5.08	+123.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.75 MYR3.09	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$1.40 MYR5.74	+63.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.64 MYR2.65	-36.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.53 MYR2.18	+42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.62 MYR2.55	+144.8%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

	Kiev	Ampang Jaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$1.84 MYR7.56	-65.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$18.96 MYR77.93	+85.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$35,545.02 MYR146,125.59	+16.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$4.03 MYR16.56	-33.1%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 57.6% more for housing

	Kiev	Ampang Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$30.15 MYR123.96	+328.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$426.54 MYR1,753.51	-32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$355.45 MYR1,461.26	-5.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$32.62 MYR134.09	-59.7%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 34.6% less for childcare

	Kiev	Ampang Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$189.57 MYR779.34	-49.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	-20.0%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Ampang Jaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$4.15 MYR17.05	+282.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$2.95 MYR12.11	+80.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$4.27 MYR17.54	+47.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$35.55 MYR146.13	-7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$4.98 MYR20.46	+3.4%
Average			+81.2%

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pay 24.7% less for clothing

	Kiev	Ampang Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$62.20 MYR255.72	-9.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$34.52 MYR141.90	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$71.09 MYR292.25	-26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$44.55 MYR183.14	-59.3%
Average			-24.7%

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