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Kota Damansara vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Kota Damansara is 12.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% less in Kota Damansara
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Kota Damansara
Transportation: pay 19.8% less in Kota Damansara
Housing: pay 33.3% more in Kota Damansara
Childcare: pay 66.3% less in Kota Damansara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% more in Kota Damansara
Clothing: pay 29.7% less in Kota Damansara

The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Kota Damansara are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Kota Damansara.

Kota Damansara vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kota Damansara instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 34.8% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Kota Damansara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$4.74 MYR19.48	-60.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$4.74 MYR19.48	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.89 MYR3.64	-35.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.47 MYR1.95	-22.5%
Average			-34.8%

Moscow vs. Kota Damansara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Kota Damansara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$0.98 MYR4.01	+15.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$7.13 MYR29.30	+13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$7.01 MYR28.83	+51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$1.86 MYR7.66	+10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.09 MYR8.61	-15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.32 MYR5.43	+63.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.68 MYR2.79	-22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.22 MYR5.02	+35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.69 MYR2.84	-57.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.68 MYR2.80	+59.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.62 MYR2.55	+83.3%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 19.8% less for transportation

	Moscow	Kota Damansara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$1.87 MYR7.67	-34.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$11.85 MYR48.71	-67.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$37,947.63 MYR156,002.71	+2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$6.87 MYR28.25	+20.0%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 33.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Kota Damansara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$30.15 MYR123.96	+285.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$592.42 MYR2,435.43	-52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$426.54 MYR1,753.51	-39.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$44.21 MYR181.76	-60.0%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 66.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Kota Damansara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$153.04 MYR629.15	-76.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	-56.0%
Average			-66.3%

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pay 5.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Kota Damansara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$4.27 MYR17.54	+2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.91 MYR11.95	-7.9%
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	$51.90 MYR213.34	+16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$4.98 MYR20.46	-24.2%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 29.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Kota Damansara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$62.20 MYR255.72	-18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$37.10 MYR152.54	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$85.07 MYR349.73	-30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$82.47 MYR339.05	-47.4%
Average			-29.7%

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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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