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Bukit Mertajam vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Bukit Mertajam is 4.7% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 52.1% less in Bukit Mertajam
Groceries: pay 39.1% more in Bukit Mertajam
Transportation: pay 23.3% more in Bukit Mertajam
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Bukit Mertajam
Childcare: pay 75.8% less in Bukit Mertajam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% less in Bukit Mertajam
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Bukit Mertajam

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

Bukit Mertajam vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bukit Mertajam instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 52.1% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Bukit Mertajam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$1.90 MYR7.79	-84.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$3.79 MYR15.59	-36.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.71 MYR2.92	-48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.37 MYR1.53	-39.1%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 39.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Bukit Mertajam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.13 MYR4.63	+33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$11.26 MYR46.27	+79.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$6.28 MYR25.81	+35.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$1.88 MYR7.72	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.23 MYR9.17	-9.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.80 MYR7.40	+122.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.80 MYR3.27	-8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.54 MYR6.33	+70.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.18 MYR4.86	-27.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.79 MYR3.24	+84.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.47 MYR1.91	+37.6%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 23.3% more for transportation

	Moscow	Bukit Mertajam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$1.84 MYR7.58	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$43,905.21 MYR180,494.33	+18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$10.66 MYR43.84	+86.2%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Moscow	Bukit Mertajam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$28.53 MYR117.29	+265.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$57.19 MYR235.12	-48.3%
Average			+108.3%

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pay 75.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Bukit Mertajam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$118.48 MYR487.09	-81.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$4,344.39 MYR17,859.79	-69.6%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Bukit Mertajam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$3.08 MYR12.66	-26.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.21 MYR9.09	-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$4.27 MYR17.54	+43.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$5.45 MYR22.41	-17.0%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	Bukit Mertajam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$110.58 MYR454.61	+45.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$63.90 MYR262.70	+33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$75.75 MYR311.41	-38.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$78.99 MYR324.72	-49.6%
Average			-2.2%

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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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