Kharkiv vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1309
$2078
🏠 One person rent
$203
$415
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.7
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$434
$1175
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
61
93
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.98M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 41% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 8604th and 6384th ($510 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Ukraine and Malaysia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kharkiv compared to 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Kharkiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5547th and 985th 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
$5.68
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$4.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.24
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$223
$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.7
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.43
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.62%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$3056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$698
$1519
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.56
$9.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.62
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.76
$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$3.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.4
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.2
$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.94
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3156
$9002

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$639
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$485
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$537
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$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
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$633
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$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
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$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$501
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$570
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$629
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$837
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$582
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$709
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$586

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Distance City Cost of living
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$731
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$789
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$681
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$584
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$609
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$704
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$643
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$689
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$654
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$771
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$519
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$657
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$552
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$788
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$552
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$771
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$598
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
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$701
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$534
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$503
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
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$754
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$789
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$653
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$3201
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$2909
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
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$466
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$542
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$460
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$509
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$502
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$570
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$592
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$449
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$592
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$756