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Sungai Petani vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Sungai Petani is 11.3% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 41.4% less in Sungai Petani
Groceries: pay 17.9% more in Sungai Petani
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Sungai Petani
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Sungai Petani
Childcare: pay 28.1% less in Sungai Petani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.2% more in Sungai Petani
Clothing: pay 29.2% less in Sungai Petani

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

Sungai Petani vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sungai Petani instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 41.4% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Sungai Petani
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	$4.27 MYR17.54	-29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$0.47 MYR1.95	-29.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.24 MYR0.97	-48.8%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 17.9% more for groceries

	Kiev	Sungai Petani
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$0.71 MYR2.92	-9.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$4.70 MYR19.33	-4.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$7.04 MYR28.94	+48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.08 MYR8.55	+3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$1.61 MYR6.63	-23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$1.06 MYR4.36	+92.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.70 MYR2.87	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$1.13 MYR4.64	+32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.65 MYR2.68	-35.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.37 MYR1.53	-0.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.50 MYR2.05	+96.8%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Kiev	Sungai Petani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$1.84 MYR7.56	-65.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	+11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$5.07 MYR20.85	-15.7%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kiev	Sungai Petani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$30.78 MYR126.52	+337.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$25.46 MYR104.65	-68.6%
Average			+134.2%

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pay 28.1% less for childcare

	Kiev	Sungai Petani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$239.34 MYR983.91	-35.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$6,250.00 MYR25,693.75	-20.4%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Sungai Petani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$4.27 MYR17.54	+293.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$1.66 MYR6.82	+1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$4.12 MYR16.95	+42.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$18.96 MYR77.93	-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$2.84 MYR11.69	-40.9%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 29.2% less for clothing

	Kiev	Sungai Petani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$55.09 MYR226.49	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$29.03 MYR119.34	-18.9%
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	$53.02 MYR217.97	-51.6%
Average			-29.2%

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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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