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Sungai Petani vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Sungai Petani is 13.4% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 56.4% less in Sungai Petani
Groceries: pay 1.0% more in Sungai Petani
Transportation: pay 18.5% less in Sungai Petani
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Sungai Petani
Childcare: pay 59.9% less in Sungai Petani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.3% less in Sungai Petani
Clothing: pay 43.8% less in Sungai Petani

The cost of housing and groceries in Sungai Petani are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Sungai Petani. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sungai Petani.

Sungai Petani vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sungai Petani instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 56.4% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Sungai Petani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$3.55 MYR14.61	-70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$4.27 MYR17.54	-28.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.47 MYR1.95	-65.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.24 MYR0.97	-61.3%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

	Moscow	Sungai Petani
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$0.71 MYR2.92	-16.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$4.70 MYR19.33	-25.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$7.04 MYR28.94	+52.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.08 MYR8.55	+23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$1.61 MYR6.63	-34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.06 MYR4.36	+31.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.70 MYR2.87	-19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.13 MYR4.64	+25.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.65 MYR2.68	-60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.37 MYR1.53	-12.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.50 MYR2.05	+47.2%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 18.5% less for transportation

	Moscow	Sungai Petani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$1.84 MYR7.56	-35.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	-8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$5.07 MYR20.85	-11.5%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Moscow	Sungai Petani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$30.78 MYR126.52	+293.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$25.46 MYR104.65	-77.0%
Average			+108.3%

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pay 59.9% less for childcare

	Moscow	Sungai Petani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$239.34 MYR983.91	-63.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$6,250.00 MYR25,693.75	-56.3%
Average			-59.9%

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pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Sungai Petani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$4.27 MYR17.54	+2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$1.66 MYR6.82	-47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$4.12 MYR16.95	+38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$18.96 MYR77.93	-57.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$2.84 MYR11.69	-56.7%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 43.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Sungai Petani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$55.09 MYR226.49	-27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$29.03 MYR119.34	-39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$71.09 MYR292.25	-42.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$53.02 MYR217.97	-66.2%
Average			-43.8%

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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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