Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 29.0% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH224.07
|
$2.62
MYR12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH204.38
|
$3.79
MYR17.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.55
|
$0.66
MYR3.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
|
pay 54.8% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
$0.83
MYR3.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH154.59
|
$7.05
MYR33.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH148.19
|
$5.70
MYR26.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH69.64
|
$1.88
MYR8.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH69.52
|
$1.75
MYR8.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
$1.07
MYR5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
$0.54
MYR2.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
$1.14
MYR5.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
$0.58
MYR2.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
$0.48
MYR2.27
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH205.82
|
$1.65
MYR7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH410.87
|
$14.08
MYR66.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,751.72
|
$32,947.56
MYR155,100.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH158.34
|
$6.40
MYR30.13
|
|
pay 72.3% more for housing
Ukraine
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH225.27
|
$23.98
MYR112.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,366.28
|
$285.65
MYR1,344.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,679.67
|
$192.76
MYR907.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.47
|
$32.50
MYR153.01
|
|
pay 2.7% more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,765.24
|
$152.58
MYR718.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH168,844.33
|
$5,918.25
MYR27,860.16
|
|
pay 94.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH41.44
|
$3.27
MYR15.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH44.33
|
$2.46
MYR11.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH85.88
|
$3.72
MYR17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH840.89
|
$31.52
MYR148.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH149.44
|
$3.61
MYR17.00
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.89
|
$50.13
MYR235.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.95
|
$26.02
MYR122.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,914.17
|
$59.27
MYR279.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,383.80
|
$51.45
MYR242.22
|
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