Kharkiv vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kharkiv Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$501
$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1256
$2346
🏠 One person rent
$204
$483
🏘️ Family rent
$336
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$493
$1014
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
61
93
😀 Quality of life
63
82
🏙️ Population
1.42M
9M

The cost of living in Kharkiv is 50% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 8662nd and 5636th ($501 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Ukraine and Malaysia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kharkiv compared to 1 months in Kuala Lumpur. Kharkiv ranked 4th best city to live in Ukraine vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5430th and 555th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Kharkiv vs Kuala Lumpur

Prices for goods and services in Kharkiv and Kuala Lumpur are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kharkiv Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.26
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$4.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$213
$572
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.1
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.26
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.68%
4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$594
$1476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.81
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.45
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.3
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7.98
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$7.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.5
$66.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2841
$11913

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$798
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$741
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$610
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$654
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$743
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$617
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$707
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$678
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$759
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$488
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$677
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$576
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$737
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$555
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$717
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$621
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$720
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$466
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$762
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$843
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3105
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$531
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$453
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$501
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$449
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$545
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$592
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$616
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$439
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$588
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$747