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Subang Jaya vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Subang Jaya is 17.7% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% less in Subang Jaya
Groceries: pay 54.1% more in Subang Jaya
Transportation: pay 4.6% less in Subang Jaya
Housing: pay 61.2% more in Subang Jaya
Childcare: pay 23.8% less in Subang Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.6% more in Subang Jaya
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Subang Jaya

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

Subang Jaya vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.3% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Subang 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	$0.78 MYR3.23	+16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.47 MYR1.94	+1.7%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 54.1% more for groceries

	Kiev	Subang Jaya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$0.98 MYR4.01	+24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$7.13 MYR29.30	+45.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$7.01 MYR28.83	+47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.13 MYR8.77	+5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$2.20 MYR9.04	+4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$1.50 MYR6.19	+172.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.70 MYR2.87	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$1.99 MYR8.18	+133.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.69 MYR2.84	-31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.57 MYR2.32	+51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.62 MYR2.55	+145.0%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 4.6% less for transportation

	Kiev	Subang Jaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$1.84 MYR7.58	-65.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$11.85 MYR48.71	+15.8%
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	$6.87 MYR28.25	+14.2%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 61.2% more for housing

	Kiev	Subang Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$30.09 MYR123.72	+327.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$545.02 MYR2,240.59	-13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$331.75 MYR1,363.84	-12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$35.09 MYR144.25	-56.7%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 23.8% less for childcare

	Kiev	Subang Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$264.45 MYR1,087.17	-29.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$6,398.10 MYR26,302.61	-18.5%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Subang Jaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$4.74 MYR19.48	+337.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$3.07 MYR12.63	+87.8%
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	$23.70 MYR97.42	-38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$4.98 MYR20.46	+3.4%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	Kiev	Subang Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$61.66 MYR253.48	-10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$16.59 MYR68.19	-53.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$82.94 MYR340.96	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$40.23 MYR165.37	-63.3%
Average			-35.4%

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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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