Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 26.5% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$4.65
₴184.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$3.61
₴143.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$0.49
₴19.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.39
₴15.49
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ukraine
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
$0.54
₴21.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.59
|
$3.21
₴127.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.49
|
$3.15
₴125.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$1.46
₴57.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.85
|
$1.56
₴61.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$0.22
₴8.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.47
₴18.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.50
₴19.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.72
₴28.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.17
₴6.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.25
₴9.99
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$3.81
₴151.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.16
|
$7.13
₴282.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
$19,124.68
₴759,172.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.75
|
$3.35
₴132.90
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
$4.40
₴174.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
$234.03
₴9,290.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
$155.62
₴6,177.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
$61.95
₴2,459.07
|
|
pay 38.9% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
$183.02
₴7,265.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
$3,871.85
₴153,696.60
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.42
|
$0.85
₴33.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$0.96
₴38.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$1.95
₴77.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.07
|
$18.82
₴747.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$2.98
₴118.11
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Ukraine
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
$40.33
₴1,600.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
$30.46
₴1,209.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
$64.81
₴2,572.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.94
|
$73.44
₴2,915.40
|
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