Cost of living comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 85.7% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Kuala Lumpur instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 7.9% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH182.83
|
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH142.11
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.42
|
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.36
|
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.30
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH126.40
|
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH124.09
|
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.36
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.32
|
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.84
|
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.42
|
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.67
|
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.43
|
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.62
|
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.90
|
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
|
pay 75.4% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH149.95
|
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH280.50
|
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH752,581.16
|
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH131.75
|
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH173.31
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,209.45
|
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,123.78
|
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,437.72
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
|
pay 69.5% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,202.03
|
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH152,362.25
|
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.42
|
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH37.91
|
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH76.59
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH740.63
|
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH117.09
|
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,586.93
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,198.77
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,550.54
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,890.09
|
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
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