Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 1.9% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 37.5% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$8.16
₴321.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
$4.15
₴163.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$0.62
₴24.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.49
₴19.46
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.94
|
$0.72
₴28.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.58
|
$4.00
₴157.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.48
|
$3.90
₴153.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$2.02
₴79.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.84
|
$1.76
₴69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$0.25
₴9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.62
₴24.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.68
₴26.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$1.01
₴39.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.22
₴8.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.34
₴13.32
|
|
pay 23.0% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$5.50
₴216.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.15
|
$9.52
₴374.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,281.85
|
$23,116.98
₴910,375.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.74
|
$3.81
₴149.94
|
|
pay 2.1% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.88
|
$5.04
₴198.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,313.71
|
$454.74
₴17,908.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.51
|
$275.70
₴10,857.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.77
|
$74.83
₴2,946.82
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.31
|
$312.58
₴12,309.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,125.64
|
$5,592.11
₴220,223.98
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.41
|
$1.09
₴42.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$1.35
₴53.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.49
|
$2.04
₴80.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.02
|
$26.77
₴1,054.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$4.08
₴160.65
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM230.97
|
$65.70
₴2,587.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.71
|
$33.80
₴1,331.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.16
|
$78.00
₴3,071.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.86
|
$93.05
₴3,664.62
|
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