Kharkiv vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1428
$1779
🏠 One person rent
$222
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$465
$648
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$386
$1229
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
60
93
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
1.43M
1.98M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 28% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 8242nd and 6605th ($535 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5715th and 772nd 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
$4.24
$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.19
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.4
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$4.93
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.28%
4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$762
$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.41
$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.27
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.49
$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.46
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.03
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1310
$6454

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$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$644
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$582
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$480
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$539
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$553
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$545
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$602
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$565
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$611
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$554
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$550
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$482
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$609
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$638
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$610
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$512
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$578
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$558
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$566
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$623
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$544
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3007
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$455
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$500
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$585
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$483
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$453
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$487
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$496
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$472
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$520
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$650