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Shah Alam vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Shah Alam is 11.1% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% less in Shah Alam
Groceries: pay 39.4% more in Shah Alam
Transportation: pay 3.9% less in Shah Alam
Housing: pay 48.5% more in Shah Alam
Childcare: pay 29.4% less in Shah Alam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.8% more in Shah Alam
Clothing: pay 29.6% less in Shah Alam

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

Shah Alam vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shah Alam instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 23.8% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Shah Alam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$3.55 MYR14.56	-57.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$4.27 MYR17.48	-29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.70 MYR2.86	+3.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.41 MYR1.67	-12.0%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 39.4% more for groceries

	Kiev	Shah Alam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$0.99 MYR4.05	+26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$7.11 MYR29.13	+45.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$7.04 MYR28.85	+48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$2.08 MYR8.52	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.20 MYR9.03	+4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.24 MYR5.06	+123.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.70 MYR2.86	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$1.15 MYR4.70	+34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.65 MYR2.67	-35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.53 MYR2.17	+42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.62 MYR2.54	+144.8%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 3.9% less for transportation

	Kiev	Shah Alam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$1.84 MYR7.53	-65.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	$15.40 MYR63.11	+50.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$33,767.77 MYR138,356.69	+11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$5.31 MYR21.75	-11.8%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 48.5% more for housing

	Kiev	Shah Alam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$30.45 MYR124.76	+332.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$313.98 MYR1,286.47	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$274.88 MYR1,126.27	-27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$31.51 MYR129.12	-61.1%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 29.4% less for childcare

	Kiev	Shah Alam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$229.86 MYR941.80	-38.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$6,250.00 MYR25,608.13	-20.4%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Shah Alam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$3.55 MYR14.56	+228.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$2.91 MYR11.93	+78.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$4.27 MYR17.48	+47.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$38.51 MYR157.78	-0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$6.28 MYR25.73	+30.4%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 29.6% less for clothing

	Kiev	Shah Alam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$55.45 MYR227.20	-19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$34.52 MYR141.43	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$61.57 MYR252.28	-36.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$44.55 MYR182.53	-59.3%
Average			-29.6%

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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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