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Malaysia vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 21.5% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 45.5% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 18.7% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 20.6% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 10.4% more in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 65.2% less in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 41.5% less in Malaysia

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

Malaysia vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Malaysia instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 45.5% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$3.22 MYR13.24	-73.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$4.41 MYR18.14	-26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.73 MYR3.00	-47.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.39 MYR1.62	-35.7%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 18.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.02 MYR4.18	+20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$7.79 MYR32.02	+24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$6.67 MYR27.41	+44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$1.99 MYR8.17	+18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$1.93 MYR7.95	-21.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.28 MYR5.26	+58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.67 MYR2.74	-23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.29 MYR5.31	+43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.73 MYR3.01	-55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.53 MYR2.19	+24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.59 MYR2.41	+72.9%
Average			+18.7%

Moscow vs. Malaysia - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.6% less for transportation

	Moscow	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$1.86 MYR7.63	-34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$15.26 MYR62.75	-58.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$35,849.31 MYR147,376.52	-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$6.52 MYR26.79	+13.8%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 10.4% more for housing

	Moscow	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$27.18 MYR111.74	+247.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$349.73 MYR1,437.75	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$247.40 MYR1,017.08	-65.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$34.37 MYR141.31	-68.9%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 65.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$170.62 MYR701.42	-74.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$6,229.51 MYR25,609.50	-56.4%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$3.72 MYR15.30	-10.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.63 MYR10.79	-16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$4.18 MYR17.17	+40.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$36.40 MYR149.64	-18.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$4.62 MYR18.97	-29.7%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 41.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$59.37 MYR244.08	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$29.69 MYR122.04	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$70.68 MYR290.55	-42.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$56.86 MYR233.75	-63.7%
Average			-41.5%

Moscow vs. Malaysia - Cost of clothing

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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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