Kharkiv vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$503
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1307
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$210
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$392
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$1450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
60
93
😀 Quality of life
56
76
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.98M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 44% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 8657th and 6160th ($503 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Ukraine and Malaysia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5755th and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kharkiv vs Kuala Lumpur

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Kharkiv Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.27
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.8
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.47%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$685
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.29
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.44
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.52
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.28
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.07
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.03
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.3
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2513
$9485

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$451
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$473
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172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
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$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
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$529

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Distance City Cost of living
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$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
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$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$671
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$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
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$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742