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Shah Alam vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Shah Alam is 19.7% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 45.4% less in Shah Alam
Groceries: pay 18.5% more in Shah Alam
Transportation: pay 27.3% less in Shah Alam
Housing: pay 20.5% more in Shah Alam
Childcare: pay 60.6% less in Shah Alam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% more in Shah Alam
Clothing: pay 44.1% less in Shah Alam

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

Shah Alam vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Shah Alam instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 45.4% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Shah Alam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$3.55 MYR14.56	-70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$4.27 MYR17.48	-28.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$0.70 MYR2.86	-49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$0.41 MYR1.67	-33.4%
Average			-45.4%

Moscow vs. Shah Alam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Shah Alam
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$0.99 MYR4.05	+16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$7.11 MYR29.13	+13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$7.04 MYR28.85	+52.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.08 MYR8.52	+23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$2.20 MYR9.03	-10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$1.24 MYR5.06	+52.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.70 MYR2.86	-19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$1.15 MYR4.70	+27.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$0.65 MYR2.67	-60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.53 MYR2.17	+24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.62 MYR2.54	+83.1%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 27.3% less for transportation

	Moscow	Shah Alam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$1.84 MYR7.53	-35.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$15.40 MYR63.11	-58.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$33,767.77 MYR138,356.69	-8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$5.31 MYR21.75	-7.3%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 20.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Shah Alam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$30.45 MYR124.76	+289.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$313.98 MYR1,286.47	-74.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$274.88 MYR1,126.27	-61.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$31.51 MYR129.12	-71.5%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 60.6% less for childcare

	Moscow	Shah Alam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$229.86 MYR941.80	-65.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$6,250.00 MYR25,608.13	-56.3%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Shah Alam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$3.55 MYR14.56	-14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$2.91 MYR11.93	-7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$4.27 MYR17.48	+43.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$38.51 MYR157.78	-13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$6.28 MYR25.73	-4.3%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 44.1% less for clothing

	Moscow	Shah Alam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$55.45 MYR227.20	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$34.52 MYR141.43	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$61.57 MYR252.28	-49.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$44.55 MYR182.53	-71.6%
Average			-44.1%

Moscow vs. Shah Alam - 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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