Kuala Lumpur vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuala Lumpur Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2346
$2352
🏠 One person rent
$483
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$813
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1014
$692
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
93
59
😀 Quality of life
82
68
🏙️ Population
9M
2M

The cost of living in Kuala Lumpur is 7% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 5636th and 6121st ($992 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Malaysia and Belarus, respectively. Check Malaysia vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Kuala Lumpur compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st best city to live in Malaysia vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 555th and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuala Lumpur vs Minsk

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Kuala Lumpur Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.55
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.86
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.6
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.25%
16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4081
$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.34
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.93
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.8
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.5
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$300
$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11913
$14758

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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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853