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Kajang vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Kajang is 35.1% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants
pay 15.3% less in Kajang
Groceries
pay 55.2% more in Kajang
Transportation
pay 4.6% less in Kajang
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Kajang
Childcare
pay 31.4% less in Kajang
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Kajang
Clothing
pay 12.8% less in Kajang

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

Kajang vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kajang instead of Kiev, you would:

pay 15.3% less for restaurants

 
Kiev
Kajang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.43
UAH353.72
$3.55
MYR14.61
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.02
UAH252.66
$4.74
MYR19.47
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
UAH28.32
$0.78
MYR3.22

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pay 55.2% more for groceries

 
Kiev
Kajang
Bread
1 loaf
$0.78
UAH32.86
$0.98
MYR4.03
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.90
UAH205.65
$7.79
MYR32.01
Milk (1 gallon) $4.75
UAH199.43
$7.01
MYR28.81

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pay 4.6% less for transportation

 
Kiev
Kajang
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.31
UAH222.81
$1.84
MYR7.57
Monthly public transit pass $10.23
UAH429.52
$11.84
MYR48.69
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,417.03
UAH1,276,937.94
$35,528.19
MYR146,056.37

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Kiev
Kajang
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.04
UAH295.55
$30.14
MYR123.90
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $630.45
UAH26,466.95
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $377.83
UAH15,861.67
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pay 31.4% less for childcare

 
Kiev
Kajang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $373.14
UAH15,664.85
$213.17
MYR876.34
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,847.15
UAH329,431.29
$6,276.65
MYR25,803.29

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Kiev
Kajang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.08
UAH45.48
$4.74
MYR19.47
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.64
UAH68.70
$3.06
MYR12.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.89
UAH121.28
$4.26
MYR17.53

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

 
Kiev
Kajang
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$68.61
UAH2,880.31
$61.63
MYR253.36
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.80
UAH1,502.73
$37.09
MYR152.47
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.02
UAH4,072.86
$87.76
MYR360.77

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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