Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Malaysia

George Town vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

George Town is 33.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% less in George Town
Groceries: pay 0.2% less in George Town
Transportation: pay 29.1% less in George Town
Housing: pay 1.8% less in George Town
Childcare: pay 80.1% less in George Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% less in George Town
Clothing: pay 51.4% less in George Town

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in George Town.

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George Town vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in George Town instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 54.6% less for restaurants

	Moscow	George Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.70 RUB996.18	$3.43 MYR14.00	-70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.02 RUB597.71	$4.65 MYR18.99	-33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.62 RUB137.76	$0.74 MYR3.03	-54.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 RUB71.18	$0.34 MYR1.37	-59.7%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 0.2% less for groceries

	Moscow	George Town
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 RUB86.67	$1.07 MYR4.35	+4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 RUB607.83	$6.82 MYR27.85	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 RUB392.86	$7.18 MYR29.33	+55.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 RUB158.76	$2.19 MYR8.95	+17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.98 RUB254.08	$2.00 MYR8.16	-33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB79.37	$1.07 MYR4.38	+15.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB69.29	$0.67 MYR2.72	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB76.80	$1.04 MYR4.23	+14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 RUB152.11	$0.55 MYR2.27	-68.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RUB34.61	$0.41 MYR1.66	+0.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RUB27.55	$0.37 MYR1.51	+14.4%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

	Moscow	George Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.31 RUB282.00	$3.25 MYR13.27	-1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.65 RUB3,461.72	$11.01 MYR44.99	-72.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,895.19 RUB3M	$41,736.41 MYR171K	+7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.06 RUB856.71	$5.14 MYR20.99	-48.9%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 1.8% less for housing

	Moscow	George Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.88 RUB841.41	$28.91 MYR118.11	+192.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,454.91 RUB124K	$505.72 MYR2,066.11	-65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.40 RUB68,502.01	$367.05 MYR1,499.60	-54.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 RUB12,164.72	$28.39 MYR115.99	-80.1%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 80.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	George Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$809.00 RUB68,893.70	$171.29 MYR699.81	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$26,421.03 RUB2M	$4,918.51 MYR20,094.59	-81.4%
Average			-80.1%

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pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	George Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 RUB398.47	$2.45 MYR10.00	-47.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 RUB315.01	$2.69 MYR11.00	-27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.45 RUB293.87	$4.53 MYR18.50	+31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 RUB3,577.71	$40.38 MYR164.96	-3.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.36 RUB796.94	$4.65 MYR18.99	-50.3%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 51.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	George Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.46 RUB9,236.82	$53.77 MYR219.69	-50.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.47 RUB5,319.60	$34.81 MYR142.21	-44.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.30 RUB12,373.98	$73.41 MYR299.92	-49.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$180.19 RUB15,345.00	$69.71 MYR284.81	-61.3%
Average			-51.4%

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