Kyiv vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2107
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$454
$468
🏘️ Family rent
$749
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$1331
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
63
84
🏙️ Population
2.95M
9M

The cost of living in Kyiv is 10% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6441st and 5802nd ($882 vs $981) 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5524th and 520th 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
$9.05
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.4
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2565
$3532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$1566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.36
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.39
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$6.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$366
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9101
$10356

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Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$500
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$562
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$476
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$584
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$545
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$465
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$792
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$405
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$516
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$450
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$806
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$484
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$826
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$464
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$637
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$796
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$554
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$622
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$748
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$967
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$534
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$561
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$686
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$499
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$686
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$574
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$869
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1049
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$682
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1042
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$757
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$568
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$836
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$873
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$628

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$831
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$750
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$627
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$664
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$762
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$678
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$736
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$701
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$788
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$513
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$696
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$588
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$780
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$572
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$770
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$640
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
291 km or 181 mi Butterworth
$740
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$495
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$792
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$838
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$663
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3119
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$551
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$461
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$533
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$458
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$564
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$628
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$634
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$451
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$622
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$790