Kharkiv vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kharkiv Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1360
$1984
🏠 One person rent
$207
$393
🏘️ Family rent
$413
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.9
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$388
$1392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
60
93
😀 Quality of life
56
77
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.98M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 37% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 8600th and 6403rd ($506 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Ukraine and Malaysia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 5713th and 811th 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
$5.71
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.15
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.01
$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.9%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1187
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$662
$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.94
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.63
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.38
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.94
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.4
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3129
$8723

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$552
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$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$486
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$586
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$434
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$473
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$490
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$718
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$550
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$605
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$444
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$611
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$536
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$459
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$574
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$448
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$455
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$505
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$507
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$550
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$494
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$430
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$513
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$433
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$571
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$683
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$617
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$850
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$440
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$400
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$433
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$561
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$552
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$538
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$595
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
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$701
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$714
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$645
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$532
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$585
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$670
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$604
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$669
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$631
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$682
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$543
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$628
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$529
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$703
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$695
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$679
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$565
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$619
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$501
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$542
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$620
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$759
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$605
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3059
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2788
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$485
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$481
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$539
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$470
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$490
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$536
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$560
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$461
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$570
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$719