Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 1.7% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
|
pay 43.9% more for housing
Moscow
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
|
pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kuala Lumpur or Moscow. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.