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Kuala Lumpur vs. Minsk Cost of Living Summary

Kuala Lumpur is 43.8% more expensive than Minsk.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% more in Kuala Lumpur
Groceries: pay 83.7% more in Kuala Lumpur
Transportation: pay 62.3% more in Kuala Lumpur
Housing: pay 52.5% more in Kuala Lumpur
Childcare: pay 10.3% less in Kuala Lumpur
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Kuala Lumpur
Clothing: pay 0.9% more in Kuala Lumpur

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Kuala Lumpur are more expensive than in Minsk. Notably, entertainment and sports and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur vs. Minsk Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Minsk, you would:

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pay 1.3% more for restaurants

	Minsk	Kuala Lumpur
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.15 BYN31.25	$4.74 MYR19.59	-48.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.90 BYN20.16	$4.74 MYR19.59	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 BYN2.02	$0.89 MYR3.66	+50.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 BYN1.35	$0.49 MYR2.01	+22.8%
Average			+1.3%

Minsk vs. Kuala Lumpur - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.7% more for groceries

	Minsk	Kuala Lumpur
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 BYN1.94	$0.98 MYR4.03	+71.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.13 BYN10.70	$7.13 MYR29.45	+127.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.67 BYN9.12	$7.98 MYR32.96	+198.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.30 BYN4.45	$2.23 MYR9.21	+70.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 BYN6.18	$2.09 MYR8.65	+15.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 BYN1.80	$1.32 MYR5.45	+150.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 BYN2.59	$0.75 MYR3.09	-1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.80	$1.22 MYR5.04	+49.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 BYN3.40	$0.69 MYR2.86	-30.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 BYN0.83	$0.57 MYR2.34	+133.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.91	$0.62 MYR2.56	+134.1%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 62.3% more for transportation

	Minsk	Kuala Lumpur
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.87 BYN9.80	$1.87 MYR7.71	-34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.05 BYN51.42	$11.85 MYR48.96	-21.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,703.95 BYN60,492.36	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	+127.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.84 BYN13.11	$10.66 MYR44.07	+178.0%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 52.5% more for housing

	Minsk	Kuala Lumpur
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.78 BYN33.40	$25.49 MYR105.32	+160.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$477.71 BYN1,632.27	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	+20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.53 BYN1,098.61	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	+9.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.74 BYN132.36	$46.59 MYR192.54	+20.3%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 10.3% less for childcare

	Minsk	Kuala Lumpur
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$292.61 BYN999.80	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	-9.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,129.44 BYN34,611.13	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	-11.1%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Minsk	Kuala Lumpur
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 BYN3.53	$4.27 MYR17.63	+313.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 BYN5.86	$3.06 MYR12.65	+78.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 BYN6.55	$4.27 MYR17.63	+122.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.97 BYN98.97	$46.43 MYR191.86	+60.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.72 BYN16.13	$4.98 MYR20.56	+5.4%
Average			+115.9%

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pay 0.9% more for clothing

	Minsk	Kuala Lumpur
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.59 BYN145.54	$61.66 MYR254.80	+44.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 BYN139.04	$37.10 MYR153.34	-8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.65 BYN378.07	$87.80 MYR362.83	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.51 BYN319.50	$82.47 MYR340.83	-11.8%
Average			+0.9%

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