Kyiv vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$419
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$1450
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
64
76
🏙️ Population
2.95M
1.98M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 11% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6450th and 6160th ($795 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Kyiv compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 4556th and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Kuala Lumpur

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Kyiv Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$4.99
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$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
$518
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$9.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$9485

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$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
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$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
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$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